Property from the Collection of the Earl of Home, including 'The Montagu Heirlooms' (Lots 1-32)
A George III canteen of silver flatware, the majority Smith & Fearn, London, 1794
Auction Closed
May 22, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
In an iron-bound oak canteen with label for R&S Garrard & Co., and brass plate engraved 'Lord Dunglass'.
Single-struck Old English Thread pattern:
73 table forks,
73 table knives,
48 table spoons,
34 dessert forks,
37 dessert knives,
23 dessert spoons,
4 basting spoons,
2 soup ladles,
6 sauce ladles,
2 marrow scoops;
Hanoverian pattern:
12 table spoons,
11 dessert spoons;
Old English pattern:
47 table forks,
12 table spoons,
18 salt spoons,
1 condiment ladle;
Bright-cut Old English pattern:
1 table spoon,
9 dessert spoons;
Feather-edge Old English pattern:
1 sugar sifter,
12 teaspoons;
Single-struck King's pattern:
6 toddy ladles;
together with: 3 pairs of sugar tongs, 2 asparagus tongs
weight excluding all knifes 18,070
gr., 581oz
Most pieces with the crest of Alexander Ramey-Home, 10th Earl of Home (1769–1841). 1794, the year many of the pieces are hallmarked was an important year for the 10th Earl, he was to become the Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire.
Anon, Inventory and Valuation of Moveable Property at Douglas Castle, April 29th, 1844, probably amongst the extensive flatware detailed, p. 167;
R&S Garrard & Co., Inventory of Plate belonging to the Rt Hon. The Earl of Home, Small Plate, Silver, London, 1889, parts of the group detailed, p. 43-50.
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