This lot is offered without reserve.

PROPERTY FROM THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND

AN ARMORIAL VEGETABLE TUREEN AND COVER,

CIRCA 1785,

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AN ARMORIAL VEGETABLE TUREEN AND COVER,
CIRCA 1785,
The Leighton arms shown twice in colors and gilt below wyvern crest, the interior decorated with a simple bellflower band in cobalt blue
12¾ in. (32.4 cm.) wide over handles (2)

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

Probably made for the second son of Sir Charlton Leighton of Shropshire, 3rd Baronet. See D.S. Howard, hinese Armorial Porcelain, vol. I, p. 716.

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