English & European Ceramics & Glass - 24th November 2015
Lot 289
Two Flight Barr and Barr Worcester armorial plates c.1830 and 1834
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £350
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Description
Two Flight Barr and Barr Worcester armorial plates c.1830 and 1834, both decorated with the arms for Sophie Elizabeth Wykeham, 1st Baroness Wenman of Thame Park, one with a plain shaped shield, the other with the same shield surmounted by a crown and flanked by two greyhounds, each with shaped maroon borders, printed marks, 27.8cm. (2)
The Wenman title became extinct with the death of the 7th Viscount in 1800 but was revived for his granddaughter in 1834 as a personal favour from King William IV, whom she had come close to marrying in 1818.