Edwardian Crested Inverness Provincial Silver Sporran

A fine early 1900 fine antique sporran made by Inverness silversmith William Buchanan Taylor. The thistle cantle has a wonderful deep embossed design set with the rock crest of the MacNeil’s of Barra. set in the centre of the cantle. Marked on the rear of the cantle is the Inverness provincial silver hallmark ‘W.B.T.’ in a rectangular punch, for William Buchanan Taylor, and ‘INVss in a rectangular punch as the town mark for Inverness.

The back had a small military style back purse and a tooled design in the leather that has been relined and restored . Due to the extensive fur damage on the front of the sporran, we have restored the front of the sporran with a new ethically sourced musquash fur.

CLAN - MacNeil - MacNeil of Barra

BLAZON - A Rock Ppr.

SOURCE - Fairbairn's Book of Crests, 1905 ed.

Clan MacNeil, also known in Scotland as Clan Niall, is a highland Scottish clan of possibly Irish origin. According to their early genealogies and some sources they're descended from Eógan mac Néill and Niall of the nine hostages. The clan is particularly associated with the Outer Hebridean island of Barra, The early history of Clan MacNeil is obscure, however despite this the clan claims to descend from the legendary Irish King Niall of the Nine Hostages. The clan itself takes its name from a Niall who lived in the 13th or early 14th century, and who belonged to the same dynastic family of Cowal and Knapdale as the ancestors of the Lamonts, MacEwens of Otter, Maclachlans, and the MacSweens.

Classic Sporran Style

Our range of fine quality Scottish sporrans are hand made in Scotland, including a range of traditional Jacobite style sporrans, dress sporrans and Victorian Highland Revival style goat hair sporrans.

All the skins, hair and furs used for making our sporrans are ethically sourced.

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