Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Late 20th century, two pieces of Keswick Stables mementos, the first, a hand-painted bone china oval platter with scalloped rim, decorated with two dogs to handles, marked "KESWICK/STABLES" in central medallion with horse's names adorning yellow tied ribbon, undersigned inscribed "Sarah Branch 1987" and inscribed "For/Peggy Augustus/With Appreciation,/Peter Bance/John Stuart/[diamond shape]/Christmas 1987" to underside (18 x 13 1/4 in.); the second, a wool blanket with tassel trim and multicolor woven depiction of a jockey astride a leaping horse above "Keswick Stables" in golden thread, labeled "THE THREE WEAVERS/HOUSTON, TEXAS/Handwoven/100% Virgin Wool" to one corner (75 x 50 in.).
From the Estate of the late Peggy Augustus, Old Keswick, Virginia Platter with hairline and residue to underside; blanket with a few small areas of staining and pilling, yellowing to wool in area surrounding woven decoration.
