English & European Ceramics & Glass - 24th November 2015
Lot 85
A rare Jacobite type glass mid 18th century
Estimate £1,200 - £1,500
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Description
A rare Jacobite type glass mid 18th century, engraved with the motto 'Turno Tempus Erit' above a rose spray, raised on an inverted baluster airtwist stem and a folded foot, 17cm.
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.