Lot Essay
It has been suggested that the detached bud symbolized Cardinal Henry who had distanced himself from his family's cause, see Mrs. Steevenson, 'Jacobite Emblems', Apollo, April 1940, p. 103, fig. V
Details
A JACOBITE PLAIN-STEMMED WINE-GLASS, the funnel bowl engraved with a rose and bud and a detached bud, on a conical foot, circa 1750
16cm. high
16cm. high
Provenance
Henry Brown Collection, sale Sotheby's, 25 February 1947, lot 72