Lot 117
117
A REGENCY OIL-GILTWOOD AND PAINTED ARMORIAL
A REGENCY CARVED, OIL GILT AND PAINTED ARMORIAL

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A REGENCY CARVED, OIL GILT AND PAINTED ARMORIAL
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The central cartouche displaying three lions rampant ducally crowned in a palm-carved frame supported by imbricated dolphins, surmounted by a knight's helm and further surmounted by a crest of a sinister arm in mail armour defended by an antique shield, restoration to decoration, the varnish yellowed and therefore the blue decoration now green, the reverse inscribed 'NO 55 DINING HALL 36 46'
37½ in. (95 cm.) high; 24¼ in. (64 cm.) wide; 4 in. (10 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Tyson family.

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of the Tyson Family, granted to Samuel Tyson of Woodland Green, Gloucestershire in 1708.

A related armorial with the same dolphin supporters was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 14 September 2006, lot 1 (£11,400).

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