Lot 129

AN EDWARDIAN MONTEITH
HAWKSWORTH, EYRE & CO LTD., LONDON 1910




Auction: 03 March 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Of traditional form with plain body and scalloped rim with pendant details, engraved crest and motto to body, lion mask handles (one damaged), raised on a stepped domed foot
Dimensions
20cm high, 51oz
Provenance
Possibly purchased by George Smith (1871-1914) following his acquisition of Pittodrie House in 1903 and thence by descent.
Second son of George Smith (1803-1876), founder of the steam ship company George Smith & Sons in 1840.
Having sold the City Line company to The Ellerman Lines in 1901, Smith took residence at Pittodrie House in Aberdeenshire in 1903 and became a member of the Gordon Highlanders, where he is mentioned in dispatches during the First World War. Unfortunately, he was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle and his body was never recovered.



