A Scottish carved white marble octagonal finial
A Scottish carved white marble octagonal finial

CIRCA 1845

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A Scottish carved white marble octagonal finial
Circa 1845
The shaped domed lid with foliage, surmounted by an acanthus terminal, with foliate and ivy border, above a tapering body, the front with a family crest and motto 'DEUS JUVABIT', the back centered side by a dove, the other sides with masks and acanthus masks, on a stepped waisted socle, on a stone base
18 in. (45.5 cm.) wide; 30 in. (76 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep

拍品專文

Part of the family monument for the MacDuff family, 1842, in memory of Captain Alexander MacDuff, Major General John MacDuff C.B. and Christine Cameron of Newmill, Nr. Dunkeld, Perthshire.