Lot Essay
In op. cit., vol. II (p. 318) D.S. Howard illustrates another mug from the set and writes that they may have been ordered by a Captain John Milles of the East Indianman Kent, in Canton 1770.
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CIRCA 1765
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A FAMILLE ROSE AND GILT ARMORIAL MUG
CIRCA 1765
In the front the arms of Milles within rocaillerie suspending blossoms, a large flower spray on each side, an arched handle with molded ruyi-head thumbpiece at the back
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high
CIRCA 1765
In the front the arms of Milles within rocaillerie suspending blossoms, a large flower spray on each side, an arched handle with molded ruyi-head thumbpiece at the back
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high