5 key details about this rare Scottish silver ‘argyll’

A rare George III argyll (or gravy warmer) will be offered at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh this month. Despite the associations with the Dukes of Argyll, only two Scottish silver vessels are recorded.

This example, made by Edinburgh silversmith Daniel Ker in 1765, is estimated at £3000-5000 at the au…

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