Lot Essay
Illustrated by D.S. Howard, op. cit., p. 16, also with a bottle vase from what must have been a magnificent service
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CIRCA 1760
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A RARE NEPTUNE ARMORIAL TUREEN STAND
Circa 1760
The god finely painted standing on a shell with his puce robes billowing behind him, his trident in one arm and the other outstretched supporting a coat-of-arms, all on frothy green waves of the Pearl River with the Bogue Forts visible behind
14½in. (36.8cm.) wide
Circa 1760
The god finely painted standing on a shell with his puce robes billowing behind him, his trident in one arm and the other outstretched supporting a coat-of-arms, all on frothy green waves of the Pearl River with the Bogue Forts visible behind
14½in. (36.8cm.) wide