I was NOT making any sort of political point.

Jacobitism is totally and utterly irrelevant to current Scottish politics. You might as well argue whether the French monarchy would have made a better job of managing the response to Hurricane Katrina.

BTW, the suggested price looks like a steal, quite a lot less than an 18th century ivory flute would ordinarily go for. Maybe the auction house sees the historical association as a liability. Being owned by an arrogant drunken failure whose musical achievements have passed entirely unrecorded isn't much of a plus.

I'd much rather have Frederick the Great's. At least we know he could play.