Lot Essay
The arms are those of Sandilands, quarterly impaling Hume, Pepdie, Polwarth, and St.Clair. See D. S. Howard, op.cit., p.308
CIRCA 1735
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A PAIR OF VERTE-IMARI ARMORIAL PLATES
circa 1735
Each enamelled and gilt at the centre with a coat-of-arms, helmet, crest and supporters between the mottoes Spero Meliora above and Fides Probata Coronat below, within a blue enamel and gilt floral scrolling foliage band in the well, and two flower sprays divided by the crest repeated twice at the border, minute rim fritting
9in. (22.7cm.) diam. (2)
circa 1735
Each enamelled and gilt at the centre with a coat-of-arms, helmet, crest and supporters between the mottoes Spero Meliora above and Fides Probata Coronat below, within a blue enamel and gilt floral scrolling foliage band in the well, and two flower sprays divided by the crest repeated twice at the border, minute rim fritting
9in. (22.7cm.) diam. (2)