A George III Scottish silver soup-tureen and cover Mark of George McHattie, Edinburgh, 1812 Slightly bombé oval, on four scroll and husk feet with scroll terminals, with gadrooned borders, the two foliate, rocaille and husking handles with foliate and husk terminals, the detachable domed cover with shell and scroll handle, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms within ribbon-tied floral and foliate mantling, the cover engraved with two crests surmounted by a motto, fully marked on base and cover bezel, patched 17½in. (45cm.) long 107oz. (3,336gr.) The arms are those of Macpherson-Grant, presumably for George Macpherson Grant (1781-1846), later created a Baronet in 1838.
A George III Scottish silver soup-tureen and cover Mark of George McHattie, Edinburgh, 1812 Slightly bombé oval, on four scroll and husk feet with scroll terminals, with gadrooned borders, the two foliate, rocaille and husking handles with foliate and husk terminals, the detachable domed cover with shell and scroll handle, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms within ribbon-tied floral and foliate mantling, the cover engraved with two crests surmounted by a motto, fully marked on base and cover bezel, patched 17½in. (45cm.) long 107oz. (3,336gr.) The arms are those of Macpherson-Grant, presumably for George Macpherson Grant (1781-1846), later created a Baronet in 1838.
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