Scot Prov Spoon WD

[Granmaa]

Who knows the maker of this Scottish Fiddle pattern teaspoon?

Miles


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[dognose]

Hi Miles,

I'm not sure if this is a recent update, but the Incorporation of Edinburgh website has that mark as unidentified, but could be William Dempster, William Drummond or William Davie.

Regards Trev.

[Granmaa]

Thanks, Trev.

Miles

[MCB]

Hello Miles,

Jackson's book pages 548-9 gives an attribution for marks used by the three Edinburgh registered makers mentioned.
William Dempster's 1742 mark is shown as a rectangle with roman capital letters and a central pellet.
William Drummond's 1760 mark is shown in something of a rounded shape (which may be due to distortion)with roman capital letters and no pellet.
William Davie is shown as having two 1740 marks, a rectangle with script letters and a rectangle with a style of lettering I can't describe but which is unlike the one on the spoon.
All in all none of these seems a likely candidate.

Regards,
Mike