Lot Essay
The crest and motto are those of Scott.
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A GEORGE IV SCOTTISH SILVER HONEY POT, COVER AND STAND
MAKER'S MARK OF JOHNATHAN MILLIDGE, EDINBURGH, 1827, THE STAND MAKER'S MARK OF J. MCKAY
Realistically formed as a honey skep, the removable domed cover with bee form finial, the stand with applied foliate scroll border, flatchased with a border of foliage and scrolls on a matted ground, the base and stand engraved with a crest, garter motto and Order of the Thistle, with blue glass liner, marked under base, on cover and stand--3 7/8in.(9.8cm.) high
(15oz., 493gr.)
MAKER'S MARK OF JOHNATHAN MILLIDGE, EDINBURGH, 1827, THE STAND MAKER'S MARK OF J. MCKAY
Realistically formed as a honey skep, the removable domed cover with bee form finial, the stand with applied foliate scroll border, flatchased with a border of foliage and scrolls on a matted ground, the base and stand engraved with a crest, garter motto and Order of the Thistle, with blue glass liner, marked under base, on cover and stand--3 7/8in.(9.8cm.) high
(15oz., 493gr.)