An extremely rare set of six George II Scot;s Fiddle Pattern Teaspoons made in Edinburgh circa 1745 by John Welsh.

An extremely rare set of six George II Scot;s Fiddle Pattern Teaspoons made in Edinburgh circa 1745 by John Welsh.
An extremely rare set of six George II Scot;s Fiddle Pattern Teaspoons made in Edinburgh circa 1745 by John Welsh.

An extremely rare set of six George II Scot;s Fiddle Pattern Teaspoons made in Edinburgh circa 1745 by John Welsh.

£750
Category

British Silver 1649-1759

Scottish & Irish Silver

Collectors Spoons

Flatware

Reference

374819

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The Teaspoons are modelled in the very rare Scots Fiddle Pattern, a design peculiar to Scotland.  Each has a drop on the back of the bowl and the top of each stem is engraved with a set of contemporary initials in typical Scottish script.  This is only the second set of such teaspoons we have offered the years.  Each is marked with the distinctive Gothic maker's mark of John Welsh of Edinburgh.

Length: 4.9 inches, 12.25 cm.

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