Lot Essay
Probably for Angus Mackintosh of the Ilk. See D.S. Howard, op. cit., p. 844 for a brief history of the family and their other orders.
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CIRCA 1755
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AN ARMORIAL PLATE
Circa 1755
With the arms of Mackintosh in colors and gilt in the center below a cat crest and the motto TOUCH NOT THE CAT BUT A GLOVE, gilt chain and scroll-and-shell borders
9in. (22.9cm.) diam.
Circa 1755
With the arms of Mackintosh in colors and gilt in the center below a cat crest and the motto TOUCH NOT THE CAT BUT A GLOVE, gilt chain and scroll-and-shell borders
9in. (22.9cm.) diam.