English and European Ceramics and Glass - 2nd October 2012
Lot 43
A rare Jacobite type glass mid 18th century
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £900
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Description
A rare Jacobite type glass mid 18th century, engraved with the motto 'Turno Tempus Erit' above a rose spray, six-sided star and the word 'Fiat', raised on a double-knopped airtwist stem, 15.5cm.
The phrase Turno Tempus Erit is probably borrowed from Virgil, and roughly translates to mean 'The time will come'; perhaps an insinuation that the Hanoverian victory at the Battle of Culloden could be short-lived.
