Silver tankard - can anyone identify the marks please

[frasers]

Can anyone help identify these makers marks please, they are on a small silver tankard. I can identify that it is Glasgow, c 1876-77.





Many thanks

Shona

[frasers]

Around the tankard are a ram, a camel, a goat, an elephant, a lion, a dog and a pig.

Shona

[trevorg]

This looks to be by the Glasgow silversmith J. Reid (of Napiershall Street?). There is a silver tea service in the National Museums Scotland of similar design but decorated with Zodiac signs. I have also seen a christening mug by the same maker of this period decorated with animals (dogs I think) but cannot remember where I saw it!. Although his mark is generally in an oval cartouche the design points me towards this maker, 1876 is also right for the period of his work.

http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record. ... -000-772-C

Trevor

[frasers]

thanks trevor! thats been a great help!

shona