A fine large late 18th Century carved oak Armorial, that of ...

Hammer

€3,200

A fine large late 18th Century carved oak Armorial, that of the Earls of Howth, crested with an Earl's coronet above a shield with dual crests - the wives of the first two Earls, 1st Earl married a King, the 2nd Earl a Bermingham, followed by a Burke, flanked to sides with lion and mermaid opposing, above the family motto "Que Pense" ("That Which Heals," in medieval French), on ribbon scroll, 3' x 3'4" (92cms x 104cms). (1)

* The motto refers to the legend that, when wounded in battle, the first Lord Howth, Almeric St. Lawrence healed himself by placing rose petals on his wounds. The Arms are cross swords with white roses between them.