A PAIR OF ENTRY PASSES FOR THE EDINBURGH ASSEMBLY ROOMS
EDINBURGH
£882
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 17 August 2022 at 11:00 BST
Description
the first, TJR, 1834, engraved for 'LADY HARRIET STUART/ FORBES', the second, William Patrick Cunningham, engraved for 'SIR/ WILLIAM FORBES/ BARt', each of oval outline with circular bale
Dimensions
4.5cm long, 11g (combined)
Provenance
Provenance:
Formed part of Lot 366: Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbes of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian Sotheby's 28 March 2017 London
The Royal Society Badge; Sir William Forbes, 6th Bt. (1739-1806)
Footnote
Literature: Charles, Lord Clinton, Heirlooms / Fettercairn Estate, 1946, ‘no. 42. Silver Pass, Edinburgh Assembly’
Note: Sir William was a co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783.