Sale of Silver and Plate
Tuesday, April 27, 1993 at 2.00pm
On View
Friday April 23, 1993 from 11.00am to 5.00pm
Monday April 26, 1993 from 9.00am to 7.30pm
Morning of Sale from 9.00am to 12noon
Catalogue
SILVER
A pair of Scottish goblets, replicas of the Traprain treasure, each on a slightly-domed circular foot and with a moulded rim and baluster stem, Edinburgh 1922 - 3¾in., 14.25oz. (2)
Details
A pair of Scottish goblets, replicas of the Traprain treasure, each on a slightly-domed circular foot and with a moulded rim and baluster stem, Edinburgh 1922 - 3¾in., 14.25oz. (2)
Further details
The above items are replicas of silver cups found at Traprain, East of Edinburgh, the hoard unearthed at the end of the last century. It is thought that they may have been pillaged from a monastery in the North of England.