Lot Essay
Cf. E. Barrington Haynes, Glass Through the Ages, pl.65h, Arthur Churchill Ltd., Glass Notes, no. 13, p. 8. fig. 8 and Christopher Sheppard and John Smith, A Collection of Fine Glass from the Restoration to the Regency, p.53, no. 80
It is thought that these glasses were probably made to commemorate the centenary of the Boscobel Oak incident in 1651. The engraving is either symbolic of the State, the trunk representing the Church and the three crowns England, France and Ireland, or of the Stuart family, the crowns representing James, the Old Pretender and his sons Charles Edward and Henry
It is thought that these glasses were probably made to commemorate the centenary of the Boscobel Oak incident in 1651. The engraving is either symbolic of the State, the trunk representing the Church and the three crowns England, France and Ireland, or of the Stuart family, the crowns representing James, the Old Pretender and his sons Charles Edward and Henry