A Rare Victorian Double-Struck Scottish Silver "Marrow Bone Club" Marrow Scoop James McKay
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A Rare Victorian Double-Struck Scottish Silver "Marrow Bone Club" Marrow Scoop James McKay, Edinburgh 1855 A Rare Victorian Double-Struck Scottish Silver "Marrow Bone Club" Marrow Scoop by James McKay , Edinburgh 1855, the tapered terminal with cast foliate finial and relief marrow-bone device beneath the club motto Nil Nisi Bonum and above a chased lion rampant with dagger coat of arms, engraved italic naming of George Young to handle reverse. 23.3cm long, approx 118.5g The "Marrow Bone Club" began in the 1830s and consisted of high-ranking Scottish judges who would meet to enjoy bone marrow on toast using their personalised silver scoops. No damages or repairs, some surface pitting to terminal obverse, light nicks to edges and some light and small surface scratches, naming appears original and contemporary in style and skill of execution to the scoop, extra images added for reference.
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