MAKER'S MARK OF WR, DATE LETTER LACKING, PROBABLY WM. ROBERTSON, EDINBURGH, LATE 18TH CENTURY; SECOND LONDON, 1774, MARKS WORN; THIRD PART MARKED, PROBABLY LONDON, 1774, THE GOLD EXAMPLE UNMARKED
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A GEORGE III SCOTTISH SILVER SNUFF BOX, A SILVER-GILT AND A SILVER VINAIGRETTE AND A GOLD EXAMPLE
Maker's mark of WR, date letter lacking, probably Wm. Robertson, Edinburgh, late 18th century; second London, 1774, marks worn; third part marked, probably London, 1774, the gold example unmarked
Canted cornered rectangular, cover initialed within wreath--3in. (8.2cm.) long; gilt example, monogrammed, with cast foliate scrolls cover and base, the third plain, the last ovoid with reeded sides, with pendant ring--4.5oz. (4)
Maker's mark of WR, date letter lacking, probably Wm. Robertson, Edinburgh, late 18th century; second London, 1774, marks worn; third part marked, probably London, 1774, the gold example unmarked
Canted cornered rectangular, cover initialed within wreath--3in. (8.2cm.) long; gilt example, monogrammed, with cast foliate scrolls cover and base, the third plain, the last ovoid with reeded sides, with pendant ring--4.5oz. (4)
Sale room notice
The second example is not London but Birmingham apparently 1842.