A George III Scottish sterling silver salver, Edinburgh 1795 by William Robertson (reg. 1789)

Of circular form with a reeded rim and ovolo edge, raised on three splay feet with an incised edge. The otherwise plain field engraved to the centre with a coat of arm with a cadency mark for a second son, surmounted by a helm and foliate mantling, also a crest of a camel’s head erased and the motto Lux In Tenenbris. Fully marked to the reverse, the makers mark to the outer rim.

Diameter – 35.9 cm / 14.1 inches

Weight – 1506 grams / 48.42 ozt

The crest, motto and arms are for Fullerton

Probably for either John Fullerton of Bramley Hall (d.c.1869), son of Thomas and Sarah Fullerton, who married Louisa Skipworth married on the 27^th March 1827, or to his second son Reverend Charles Garth Fullerton (1838-1890).

The Fullteron family inherited Thrybergh Park, Yorkshire from their relative Judith Finch (d.1803), spouse of Saville Finch of Thrybergh (1736-1788).

The unusual placement of the maker mark to the edge of the rim rather than the main body of marks suggests that this and other rim marked salvers and waiters with actually later marked pieces bought in for retail, if this is the case the likely manufacturer of this form of salver in Edinburgh at the time would be William Patrick Cunningham. A graduated pair of salvers fully marked for Edinburgh 1795 by William Robertson on one foot only is noted (private collection).