Lot 488
A PAIR OF JACOBITE COASTERS
18TH CENTURY AND LATER
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 17 August 2016 from 12:00 BST
Description
the central glazed panels enclosing mid 18th-century Jacobite printed roses with names and date of the Stuart line and details of the martyrs of the cause, set within a lacquered metal frame embossed with Jacobite roses, acorns and oak leaves, with gilt highlights (2)
Dimensions
11.5cm diameter
Footnote
Note:
These enigmatic engraved Jacobite roses have previously been attributed to the Edinburgh engraver Robert Strange. A known Jacobite who produced various propaganda and official items for the Jacobite cause. He also produced the famous portrait of Prince Charles taken from life while on campaign in Edinburgh.
The names James Francis Edward, Charles Edward and Henry Benedict Stuart and Maria Sobieska on this piece along with the martyrs of the cause shows a real connection and detailed understanding of the 1745 uprising and its events.