Lot 257
257
A LARGE GRISAILLE AND GILT EUROPEAN SUBJECT ARMORIAL PLATTER
THE BINDER COLLECTION (LOTS 257-260)
A LARGE GRISAILLE AND GILT EUROPEAN SUBJECT ARMORIAL PLATTER

CIRCA 1745

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A LARGE GRISAILLE AND GILT EUROPEAN SUBJECT ARMORIAL PLATTER
CIRCA 1745
The center enameled after Rubens with Cimon finding Iphigenia and companions sleeping beneath a tree, the serpentine rim with a falcon head crest among scrollwork and amatory trophies
16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

There were only a handful of armorial services made with European subject decoration; the motivation behind this one is unknown. Howard (op. cit., vol. II, p. 216) reports that a number of pieces have been labeled From Kinross House, and that the falcon crest may be for either the Halkett or the Graham family associated with that Scottish estate.

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