A PAIR OF EXPORT ARMORIAL BUTTER-TUBS, COVERS AND STANDS

CIRCA 1790

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A PAIR OF EXPORT ARMORIAL BUTTER-TUBS, COVERS AND STANDS
circa 1790
Each tub enamelled at either side with a coat-of-arms surmounted by a crest within an underglaze-blue spear-head and diaper-pattern border, the stands and covers similarly decorated, surmounted by bud finials
the stands 6 in. (15.4 cm.) wide (2)

Lot Essay

The arms are those of Cutler. See D.S. Howard, op.cit., p.717 where the author suggests that this service was made for Henry Cutler, great-grandson of John Cutler, from Yorkshire, who was a standard-bearer in the Wars of the Roses.

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