Postby mk209 » Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:20 pm
Despite all sorts of opinions on this from Chinese Export to Scandinavian and a resounding no it cannot be Scottish Provincial I’m certain this is Scottish or at least the silversmith was or apprenticed in Scotland.
The workmanship is so close in style to Edinburgh makers of the time (Alexander Henderson especially) and Dundee makers like Douglas. It’s not until you handle them side by side and feel them, look at the bowls, every detail then you are more sure of where they come from. The central ridge along the back is so typically Scottish. The bowl shape is so distinctive too. Comparing Hendersons spoons it’s as if he made it but clearly not.
My thoughts on this haven’t changed from the thoughts of somebody many years ago. I just somehow have to find out...........