Lot Essay
Howard, op. cit., illustrates a piece from this unusual service on p. 279 and another in colour on p. 122.
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AN OBLONG ARMORIAL DISH
CIRCA 1795
Enamelled in the center with the arms of MacDonald, the senior baronetcy of Nova Scotia, accollée with possibly Forbes, the crest and motto on the rim above, suspended from its gilt, grisaille and iron-red grapevine border (slight crazing)--11in. (28cm.) wide
CIRCA 1795
Enamelled in the center with the arms of MacDonald, the senior baronetcy of Nova Scotia, accollée with possibly Forbes, the crest and motto on the rim above, suspended from its gilt, grisaille and iron-red grapevine border (slight crazing)--11in. (28cm.) wide