TWO ARMORIAL PLATES
CIRCA 1745
A soup and a dinner, each with the arms of Newton with Alleyne in pretence below the Newton crest of crowned Eastern prince, gilt and famille rose floral sprays on the borders
9 in. (22.9 cm.) diameter (2)
Lot Essay
The Alleyne family became wealthy in Barbados where they settled in the 17th century. This Alleyne married a Newton of Derbyshire. See D.S. Howard, op. cit., p. 296.