AN ARMORIAL SAUCE TUREEN AND COVER

CIRCA 1770

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AN ARMORIAL SAUCE TUREEN AND COVER
Circa 1770
With the arms of Stewart front and back in grisaille and gilt against famille rose flowers and scrollwork, the sides with the interlaced grisaille initials CS and bird crest above the motto SOLA JUVAT VIRTUS, rose sprigs in between and gilt chain borders
7in. (19cm.) wide

Lot Essay

The nearly identical services in this pattern made for the Hon. Charles and the Hon. Alexander Stewart, sons of the 7th Lord Blantyre, were sold together Christie's London, December 1947. See D.S. Howard, op. cit., p. 576.

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