Forres silver reaches high point at Thomson Roddick sale
Rare as Forres silver is, three pieces by the Highland town’s smiths John and Patrick Riach were on offer at Edinburgh auction house Thomson Roddick (17.5% buyer’s premium) on October 11 – the fiddle pattern dessert spoon, below, and two characteristic Scottish toddy labels.
Having learned his trade 12 miles away in Elgin – another source of eagerly collected Scottish pro…