AN ARMORIAL MUG
CIRCA 1765
In front the arms of Stuckey quartering Bartlett in blue, black and white enamel and gilt, suspended from a blue bow and flanked by floral sprigs, a molded serpent handle
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Lot Essay
See D.S. Howard, op. cit., vol. I, p. 503, where he writes that (clearly) "a Bartlett heiress had married a Stuckey and their son then inherited the property at Branscombe."