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Lot Essay
In 1826, Charles Lyne assumed the additional name and arms of Stephens by Royal Licence 'in grateful and affectionate regard for the memory of his kinsman the late John James Stephens of Lisbon in Portugal from whom he derived considerable property.' Charles Lyne Stephens was the son of the Rev. John Lyne of Liskeard, co. Cornwall. He married Wilhemina Augusta Tomkin of Lisbon in 1797.
A vegetable dish of the same date and engraved with the same crests was sold, Christie's, New York, 18 October 1989, lot 33.
A pair of soup plates of the same date and engraved with the same crests were sold, Christie's, New York, 11 February 1982, lot 110.
A vegetable dish of the same date and engraved with the same crests was sold, Christie's, New York, 18 October 1989, lot 33.
A pair of soup plates of the same date and engraved with the same crests were sold, Christie's, New York, 11 February 1982, lot 110.