A JAMES II SILVER MONTEITHPOSSIBLY ISAAC DIGHTON (DEIGHTON), LONDON 1688With a shaped border, later engraved with an armorial and scrollwork and on a circular foot26cm (10 1/4in) diameter878g (28.25 oz)The armorial believed to be for STEWART of AppinSee David M. Mitchell, Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London, page 165 for reference to the maker's mark

Signs of an old repair to border near engraving.Evidence of dents being removed. The Monteith shows signs of excessive heat in previous repairs which have left a heat bloom throughout.Original armorial worn and partially erased.Marks obscured.