Lot 312

A SCOTTISH NIELLO-DECORATED PLAID BROOCH
UNMARKED, LATE 17TH CENTURY




Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 18 August 2021 at 11:00 BST
£3,750
Description
the annular plaid brooch with engraved interlaced bosses and foliate scrolls, scrolling foliate motifs between integral swing pin, engraved cross-hatched detail, the reverse with original initials AMcD MMD and later dated ‘1784’
Dimensions
75mm across, 2.75oz
Footnote
Literature: For a closely comparable example see ‘Ancient Scottish Weapons’ by James Drummond, plate XLIV.



