Lot Essay
See Howard, op. cit., p. 667 for a discussion of these arms
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A PAIR OF ARMORIAL PLATTERS
CIRCA 1785
The center with the arms of Blunt beneath a sun crest charged with an eye issuing tears, narrow band borders in green, gilt, puce and sepia and an entwined floral garland, the wells notched to hold strainers (now missing)--14¼in. (36.2cm.) wide (2)
CIRCA 1785
The center with the arms of Blunt beneath a sun crest charged with an eye issuing tears, narrow band borders in green, gilt, puce and sepia and an entwined floral garland, the wells notched to hold strainers (now missing)--14¼in. (36.2cm.) wide (2)