拍品專文
For an identical bowl see D.S. Howard, op. cit., p. 505, where he discusses the Knights of the Thistle and the Jacobite Clubs that might have placed such an order
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CIRCA 1765
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A PUNCHBOWL WITH THE ROYAL ARMS OF SCOTLAND
Circa 1765
The large coat-of-arms shown front and back flanked by the chained unicorn supporters bearing pennants and encircled by the collar of the Order of the Thistle, below all this the inscription The Antient Royal Arms of Scotland, on the sides the star and collar of the Order of the Thistle are repeated and in the interior is a ribbon-tied spray of peonies
15 5/8in. (39.6cm.) diam.
Circa 1765
The large coat-of-arms shown front and back flanked by the chained unicorn supporters bearing pennants and encircled by the collar of the Order of the Thistle, below all this the inscription The Antient Royal Arms of Scotland, on the sides the star and collar of the Order of the Thistle are repeated and in the interior is a ribbon-tied spray of peonies
15 5/8in. (39.6cm.) diam.