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CURLING INTEREST:- TWO UNMARKED SCOTTISH SILVER MEDALLIONS,
One George III, oval, one side chased with a curling match with Latin inscription above, the other inscribed "Duddingston Curling Society instituted 17th. Jany. 1795", the other early Victorian, circular with thistle wreath surround & crown surmount with legend "THE ROYAL" below, one side chased with a curling match, the other chased "The Royal Caledonian Curling Club. Instituted 25 July 1838. District Medal", signed "SCLATER S.C.". (2)
One George III, oval, one side chased with a curling match with Latin inscription above, the other inscribed "Duddingston Curling Society instituted 17th. Jany. 1795", the other early Victorian, circular with thistle wreath surround & crown surmount with legend "THE ROYAL" below, one side chased with a curling match, the other chased "The Royal Caledonian Curling Club. Instituted 25 July 1838. District Medal", signed "SCLATER S.C.". (2)
Special notice
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Further details
Duddingston Village is situated on the lower slopes of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, on the eastern edge of Holyrood Park & overlooking Duddingston Loch, the setting for Sir Henry Raeburn's iconic painting of Revd. Robert Walker skating on that loch.