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Lot 286
A Victorian presentation trowel EDINBURGH, 1867, WILLIAM MARSHALL by William Marshall, Edinburgh 1868, of traditional form, the simple pointed oval blade with engraved arms and inscribed, "THIS TROWEL WAS USED BY THE RIGHT HONBLE THE EARL OF KELLIE CB IN LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A NEW CHURCH WAS PRESENTED TO HIM BY THE CONGREGATION OF ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ALLOA AS A MARK OF THEIR GRATITUDE TO HIM FOR PROVIDING THEM WITH A COMMODIUS & HANDSOME PLACE OF WORSHIP ST. JOHN'S DAY DEC. XXVII MDCCCLXVII", in gothic script, the handle with gothic beaded and foliate engraved mount with simple ivory grip, to a detailed earl's coronet finial, in original fitted case, named to lid 'Marshall Edinburgh' blade 20.5cm long, overall 43cm long Notes: The engraved arms on this trowel are the full armorials of Kellie quartering Erskine and Mar, for Walker Henry 11th Earl of Mar and 13th Earl of Kellie, of Kellie Castle Fife, with family mottos. As can be seen from the other Mar and Kellie presentation trowel in this sale (see lot 287) the Earl was a very involved member of the local community and of Scotland as a whole. while being interested in local issues such as the opening of the local Burgh School, the new building of churches and Hospitals, the Earl of Kellie and Mar also had an involvement in the planning of the Forth Rail Bridge.
Lot 287
A Victorian presentation trowel BIRMINGHAM 1875 BY THOMAS PRIME & SON by Thomas Prime & Sons, Birmingham 1875, the diamond shaped blade with cross hatched and stylised flower head border with presentation inscription below 'Presented to The Right Hon The Earl of Mar & Kellie DEPUTY GRAND MASTER OF SCOTLAND, by John Melvin & Son Architects, Alloa, on the occasion of his laying, with Masonic Honours, the foundation stone of the Alloa Burgh School. 8th October 1875' in gothic script, the centre engraved with an elevation of the school building, with heavy cast foliate handle and spirally fluted ivory grip with ball finial, in original fitted case with retailers label 'R STRANG & Son / ALLOA' blade 22cm long, overall length 36.5cm Notes: The trowel was presented to the Earl by John Melvin, Senior architect of the building, who commenced his career as a joiner in the family business but moved to Edinburgh where he went through a course in the 'study and practice of architecture'. In 1826 he returned to his native town and began business as 'master joiner and architect'. John Melvin Junior was born in 1855 and was articled to his father before seeking Edinburgh experience with George Beattie & Son. He returned to Alloa as partner to his father's architecture business in 1874 and also worked on the building of the new Burgh school. The occasion of the laying of the foundation stone was an important affair in Alloa, the Earl of Marr and Kellie when addressing the ceremony stated 'that it gave him great pleasure to preside on such an interesting occasion. It was the first time that he had had the honour of laying the foundation stone of any building and he considered it a great compliment when he was asked by the the School Board' Unusually the ceremony was performed with full Masonic honours at the request of the Earl ' he could not officiate in his private capacity, and that the ceremony should be performed with Masonic honours' . A full account and report of the ceremony itself were reported in the local newspapers, where mention of the trowel is made, stating it 'was furnished by Messers Robert Strang & Son, watch makers and manufacturing jewellers, Alloa'. As this trowel is in a named fitted box and they are described as manufacturing jewellers, it seems likely they would have bought the trowel in blank and engraved the detail to the piece. This is hard to prove but such a close representation of the school would only have been possible with local knowledge. The ceremony itself was a large affair with large crowds from the Burgh schools, local community and the Grand Lodge of Scotland in attendance. The building of new schools at this time was quite a regular occurrence in Scotland with the passing and continued interest in the Education act. The Education act had taken a deep hold over Scotland and the want and need for new and purpose built schools became quickly evident. Alloa had been waiting for almost 30 years for a new school building. Until the building of the new school, classes had been held in the hall situated on the same site. The attendance of schools within the Alloa Burgh had previous to the new Education act been approximately 1093, only a year after the passing of the act the number had risen to 1284, this was a time when it was not considered standard or even a necessity to attend any type of schooling. Extracts taken from a full report published in 'The Alloa Advertiser' 9th October 1875
Lot 225
A Gold Vertex Gents Watch, A Gold Lady's Watch, A Pair Of 9ct Gold Monogrammed Cufflinks, A 9ct Gold Ring Set With A Central Green Stone, A 9ct Gold Wedding Band, A Three Stone Ring On A Gold Band, A 9ct Gold Monogrammed Signet Ring, A Ring Set With A Central Oval Cut Garnet And Six Small Stones
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