A RARE PAINTERS-STAINERS' COMPANY PLATE

CIRCA 1742

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A RARE PAINTERS-STAINERS' COMPANY PLATE
CIRCA 1742
The arms flanked by putti sitting on the decorative scrollwork, one holding a brush and the other with an artist's palette, beneath them a cartouche with gilt lion parading before a medieval gate, all in blue enamel, iron-red and gilt with gilt inscription Richard Cox : 1742 : The Canel att Moorgate
8 7/8 inches (22.5 cm) diameter

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Lot Essay

Howard explains (op cit, vol II, p 188) that a canal, originally a moat, ran along the ancient wall of the City of London part Moorgate, but Richard Cox's connection to the canal or to Moorgate is unknown, as is his connection to the Painters-Stainers Company. The Company arms were granted in 1486; there was a longstanding controversy over the members' right to paint armorials along with their work on flags, banners, saddles and interiors.

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