THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GEORGE III SCOTTISH SILVER COFFEE POT, STAND AND LAMP
Details
A GEORGE III SCOTTISH SILVER COFFEE POT, STAND AND LAMP
maker's mark of J. McKay, Edinburgh, 1814
The stand on three leaf-capped paw feet and with detachable cylindrical lamp, the coffee pot of baluster form and with curved spout and hinged domed cover with detachable finial, chased overall with scrolling foliage, floral swags and a crest, the stand and burner engraved with a crest, lamp, stand and coffee pot fully marked, the finial unmarked - 12¼in. (31cm.) high
50ozs. (1,564grs.) gross
The crest is that of Stirling for the Stirlings of Keir
maker's mark of J. McKay, Edinburgh, 1814
The stand on three leaf-capped paw feet and with detachable cylindrical lamp, the coffee pot of baluster form and with curved spout and hinged domed cover with detachable finial, chased overall with scrolling foliage, floral swags and a crest, the stand and burner engraved with a crest, lamp, stand and coffee pot fully marked, the finial unmarked - 12¼in. (31cm.) high
50ozs. (1,564grs.) gross
The crest is that of Stirling for the Stirlings of Keir
Provenance
The Stirlings of Keir, Christie's, 14 April 1982, lot 152