拍品 35
35
A collection of six 16th century beech trencher roundels, gilt-heightened and polychrome-painted with verses and ditties within floral borders and arabesques -- 5in. (13cms.) diam; and the contemporary red-ground painted beech box, the cover painted in polychrome with the Tudor Royal Arms, the base of the box with label inscribed in ink 390/C -- 6in. (15½cms.) diam.

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A collection of six 16th century beech trencher roundels, gilt-heightened and polychrome-painted with verses and ditties within floral borders and arabesques -- 5in. (13cms.) diam; and the contemporary red-ground painted beech box, the cover painted in polychrome with the Tudor Royal Arms, the base of the box with label inscribed in ink 390/C -- 6in. (15½cms.) diam.

拍品專文

During the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I, when wooden trenchers were removed after dinner, the reverse side of such roundels were used to place sweatmeats before each guest. At the end of the banquet, the roundels were upturned and the ditties appearing thereon were either recited or sung to the accompaniment of a lute.

Similar roundels were sold from the collection of W.J. Shepherd Esq, Sotheby's London, 30 November 1983, lot 770.