A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV ENTRY PASSES FOR THE EDINBURGH ASSEMBLY ROOMS
JAMES & WILLIAM McKENZIE, EDINBURGH
£693
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: Lots 413 - 580 | 21 August 2024 at 10am
Description
each of oval outline, dated ‘14 January 1836’, and ‘Not transferable’ the first engraved for 'LADY HARRIET STUART/ FORBES', the second engraved for 'SIR/ JOHN STUART FORBES/ BT', each with a circular bale
Dimensions
4.5cm long, 13.5g (combined)
Provenance
Formed part of Lot 366: Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbes of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian Sotheby's 28 March 2017 London
Footnote
Literature: Charles, Lord Clinton, Heirlooms / Fettercairn Estate, 1946, ‘no. 42. Silver Pass, Edinburgh Assembly’