Robert Carfrae

By profession he was a furniture maker, having been involved in the firms Bonnar & Carfrae and Moxon & Co. A noted numismologist he left a huge collection of Greek coins.

[1] He gives his name to the Carfrae Collection: a number of ancient Greek and Roman coins now held by the British Museum.

[2] He was born on 1 April 1820 the son of Robert Carfrae a jeweller and silversmith living at 17 Union Place at the head of Leith Walk in Edinburgh.

Larger commissions included the interiors of the Royal Scottish Academy and National Gallery of Scotland.

[10] His huge coin collection was split during his final years: a large proportion was sold to Thomas Coats of Paisley; a second section was auctioned at Sotheby's; and a third section was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities.