BALLATER - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL KILT PIN / BROOCH
J KNOWLES & SONS
Auction: Day 2: Thursday 21 August - Lots 297 - end
Description
marked JK&S, BLTR, SILVER, of typical form with claw-set citrine terminal with intertwined split pin; together with another kilt pin, stamped STERLING SILVER, modelled as a dirk, the terminal set with a yellow paste (2)
Dimensions
7.5cm each
Footnote
John Knowles & Son were another firm which capitalised on the tourist boom in Ballater. They had originally been clockmakers based in Aboyne but diversified into tourist wares around 1900. Like many, they were retailers rather than makers, so items bearing their marks are rare.