Lot 332
A GEORGE III WARWICK CRUET FRAME
WILLIAM DEMPSTER, EDINBURGH 1767
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 17 August 2022 at 11:00 BST
Description
with London part marks as well, the cinquefoil base with finely pierced and engraved scrolling foliage with hunting horns, hounds and lyre, and gadrooned rim, with engraved crest and motto, with cast central stem with scroll handle, with five cut crystal bottles with hinged spouts and domed covers
Dimensions
27cm high, stand 18oz
Footnote
Heraldry:
The Crest of Sinclair of Stevenson, Co. Haddingtonshire and Murkle, Co. Caithness
Crest: A griffin’s head erased proper
Motto: Candide sed caute [Candidly and cautiously]
Given the evidence of the date of hallmarking of this Warwick Cruet we may assume that it was in the possession Sir John Sinclair of Stevenson (died 13th February 1789), the 6th Baronet.