Lot 34
The Hopetoun Monteith, Important George II Scottish Silver Monteith Bowl, Harry Beathune, Edinburgh, 1727

Lot 34 Details
The Hopetoun Monteith, Important George II Scottish Silver Monteith Bowl, Harry Beathune, Edinburgh, 1727
engraved with armorials
height 10.8 in — 27.5 cm, diameter 15.5 in — 39.4 cm
174.8 oz. — 5436 grams
assay master Edward Penman
Estimate $150,000-$180,000
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Provenance:
Charles, 1st Earl of Hopetoun, by descent to the Marquesses of Linlithgow, of Hopetoun House, West Lothian, Scotland
The Marquess of Linlithgow, Christie's, London, June 15, 1977, lot 126
S.J. Shrubsole, New York
Christie's, New York, April 16, 1999, lot 223
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
Literature:
Georgina Lee, Monteith Bowls, 1978, p. 104, no. 297
Exhibited:
Royal Scottish Museum, "Treasures from Scottish Houses", 21st Edinburgh International Festival, August-September, 1967
Note:
The arms are those of Hope impaling Johnstone, for Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun (1681-1742) and his wife Henrietta Johnstone, daughter of William, 1st Marquess of Annandale
Proceeds to benefit the Gardiner Museum, Toronto
CONDITION DETAILS
One or two very minor dents are not significant; a larger dent evidently removed in the fluting at about 4 o'clock of one handle; base very slightly pushed in; otherwise in substantially good condition; noted that the bowl is positioned very slightly off-centre on its base; well marked under the base and engraved with scratch weight o/175 : d/12