Lot Essay
For another mug from the set see D.S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, vol. II, p. 548.
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CIRCA 1790
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AN INITIALLED ARMORIAL MUG
CIRCA 1790
Enamelled to one side with a blackamoor crest above the gilt initials E.B.M. and the motto EXTREMIS USQUE PRIORES, probably for Moore, the reverse with a scantily clad Venus in a sea chariot, the rim with ribbon-tied vases and garlands alternating with panels of trellis and diaper, the handle as an open-mouthed dragon
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 1790
Enamelled to one side with a blackamoor crest above the gilt initials E.B.M. and the motto EXTREMIS USQUE PRIORES, probably for Moore, the reverse with a scantily clad Venus in a sea chariot, the rim with ribbon-tied vases and garlands alternating with panels of trellis and diaper, the handle as an open-mouthed dragon
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high