Lot Essay
The first probably made for the 11th Baron Elphinstone, Lieutenant Governor of Edinburgh Castle; the second for Sir William Gordon, 7th Baronet. See D.S. Howard, op. cit., p. 973 and 829.
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CIRCA 1780 AND 1790
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TWO SCOTTISH MARKET ARMORIAL PLATES
Circa 1780 and 1790
The first with the arms of Elphinstone within a scalloped rim decorated in 'blue Fitzhugh', the other with the arms of Gordon in the center and the badge of a Scottish Baronet on the rim within narrow blue enamel and gilt borders
9 and 9in. (24.1 and 24.8cm.) diam. (2)
Circa 1780 and 1790
The first with the arms of Elphinstone within a scalloped rim decorated in 'blue Fitzhugh', the other with the arms of Gordon in the center and the badge of a Scottish Baronet on the rim within narrow blue enamel and gilt borders
9 and 9in. (24.1 and 24.8cm.) diam. (2)