CIRCA 1775

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A RETICULATED ARMORIAL PLATE
CIRCA 1775
A figure allegorical of Hope seated leans on a shield with the arms of Ker with Martin in pretence
9 in. (23 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Christie's, New York, January 1997, lot 195.

Lot Essay

From an unusual service whose borders are decorated with cartouches allegorical of the four quarters of the globe, America shown as an American Indian with bison or bear and tobacco plants. See D.S. Howard, op. cit, p. 694

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