Lot Essay
Robert II (d. 1390) was crowned and buried at Scone. His son Walter Stewart (d. ca. 1360-1362) was born circa 1338 at Dundonald, Ayrshire and later married Isabella, Countess of Fife.
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ALMOST CERTAINLY CIRCA 1360-1362
Details
A SCOTTISH CARVED STONE COFFIN LID TRADITIONALLY BELIEVED TO BE OF WALTER STEWART, (d. ca. 1360-1362), SON OF KING ROBERT II OF SCOTLAND (d.1390)
ALMOST CERTAINLY CIRCA 1360-1362
Carved with a shield enclosing the lion rampant of Scotland with a sword hilt beneath
42 in. (107 cm.) long; 24½ in. (62 cm.) wide
ALMOST CERTAINLY CIRCA 1360-1362
Carved with a shield enclosing the lion rampant of Scotland with a sword hilt beneath
42 in. (107 cm.) long; 24½ in. (62 cm.) wide
Provenance
By tradition removed from Phail Abbey, near Tarbolton by Sir David Hunter Blair, 4th Bt., in 1852.
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Sale room notice
Please note that the stone has a hairline fracture as seen in the photograph.