SCOTTISH GEORGE II STERLING SILVER MUG Edinburgh, 1737 Lacking maker's mark. Archibald Ure, assayer. Balustroid form with spreading molded foot, S-scroll handle and foliate thumbpiece. Later presentation inscription: "To Abraham Moore from Sir Thomas and Lady Gladstone. A Reward for 20 Years Service 1857". Height 4.25". Approx. 10.8 troy oz. Sir Thomas Gladstone, 2nd Baronet (1804-1889) was a Tory politician and the elder brother of Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898). From the Estate of Minor Myers, Jr. of Mystic, Connecticut.