Lot Essay
See Howard, op. cit., p. 615 for a discussion of Captain Robert Preston, later the fifth Baronet, who was in Canton in 1768 and became the managing owner of thirty East Indiamen.
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A PAIR OF OCTAGONAL ARMORIAL PLATES
CIRCA 1770
Each enamelled in the center with the coat-of-arms of Preston of Valleyfield House, Perth, the rims with famille rose floral garlands suspended from gilt bows (slight wear)--9in. (23cm.) diam.
CIRCA 1770
Each enamelled in the center with the coat-of-arms of Preston of Valleyfield House, Perth, the rims with famille rose floral garlands suspended from gilt bows (slight wear)--9in. (23cm.) diam.