Lot 158
A William III Britannia standard tazza
Silver & Objets de Vertu | 728
Auction: 7 March 2023 at 10:00 GMT
Description
Samuel Hood, London 1699, of circular outline, with a gadrooned border, engraved to the centre the armorials for Scott of Benholm, raised on a flared stem with a gadrooned border
Dimensions
Diameter: 24cm, height: 7cm, weight: 12.5oz
Footnote
Note:
See Grimwade - London Goldsmith's 1697-1837, 3rd edition p.82, mark 1043 for the attribution.
Heraldry:
The Arms of Scott of Benholm
Arms: Or three lions’ heads erased gules within a bordure crenellée of the last
Crest: A demi-lion rampant holding in his dexter paw a rose slipped proper
Motto: Fortis et placabilis [Brave and placable]
Robert Scott of Benholm in the County of Kincardineshire (born 1620 died February 1690). He was the eldest son of James Scott of Logie in the County of Forfarshire and his second wife, Jean Tailyour.