Lot 342
A MID 18TH CENTURY CHAMBER STICK
EDWARD LOTHIAN, EDINBURGH 1745, ASSAY MASTER HUGH GORDON
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 17 August 2022 at 11:00 BST
Description
the central sconce set to a simple dished base with C scroll handle with plain thumbpiece, raised on three ball feet, the underside engraved with foliate initials
Dimensions
base 12cm diameter, 6oz
Provenance
Provenance:
Jacobite, Stuart, and Scottish Applied Arts, Lyon & Turnbull, 13th May 2015, Lot 97
Footnote
Note: Although the nation was in turmoil and rarely had Scotland or the United Kingdom been such an uncertain place, it is interesting to see the fashion of commissioning silver still active in 1745. Life must go on and perhaps the commissioner's intent was not only to have another piece of fine silver plate for his home but also to have his wealth in an easily portable form should the uprising and rebellion go the wrong way.