Lot 585 , A late Victorian silver Monteith bowl, 43 oz.

A late Victorian silver Monteith bowl, with mask and scroll border and engraved inscription, on gadrooned circular foot, maker FJ over GL?, London, 1892, 31.2cm, 43 oz.
Estimate £400-600

Inscription reads "Presented to Surgeon Major James R Clerk Army Medical Staff by His Brother Officers at Aldershot on the occasion of his Marriage, 20th, April, 1893.". Would benefit from a good clean. Some light surface scratches commensurate with age, otherwise the overall condition is good. Hallmarks clear but with some slight rubbing.


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Sold for £750