{"product_id":"souvenir-tea-pot-depicts-crest-of-eastbourne-meliora-sequimir-c-1905","title":"Souvenir tea pot | Depicts Crest of Eastbourne Meliora Sequimir c.1905","description":"\u003cp\u003eSouvenir tea pot \u003cbr\u003eMade on a European Porcelain body\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDepicts Crest of Eastbourne Meliora Sequimir c.1905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeliora Sequimir translated means We follow the better things. \u003c\/span\u003eThe arms were officially granted on January 11, 1928. The two stags' heads were incorporated from the arms of the Dukes of Devonshire, principal landowners in Eastbourne, and the rose or and visor were incorporated from the arms of the Davies-Gilbert Family, also large landowners in Eastbourne.  The sea horse relates to the fact that Eastbourne is a coastal town, and the rest of the embellishments are just decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eApprox 13.5cms (5 1\/3\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 18cms (7\") spout to handle\u003cbr\u003eApprox 8cms (3 1\/4\") wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition with some gilt trim wear commensurate with age\u003cbr\u003eSlightest craze line in finial on lid - only really seen with magnification\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Eastbourne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEastbourne  is a town and seaside resort in the East Sussex county of South East England, 19 miles (31 km) east of Brighton and 54 miles (87 km) south of London. It is also a local government district with borough status. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the larger Eastbourne Downland Estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seafront consists largely of Victorian hotels, a pier, theatre, contemporary art gallery and a Napoleonic era fort and military museum. Although Eastbourne is a relatively new town, there is evidence of human occupation in the area from the Stone Age. The town grew as a fashionable tourist resort largely thanks to prominent landowner William Cavendish, later to become the Duke of Devonshire. Cavendish appointed architect Henry Currey to design a street plan for the town, but not before sending him to Europe to draw inspiration. The resulting mix of architecture is typically Victorian and remains a key feature of Eastbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roundabout Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920736501988,"sku":"RA-0012060_C","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/eastbourne_crested_1a.jpg?v=1771387093","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/souvenir-tea-pot-depicts-crest-of-eastbourne-meliora-sequimir-c-1905","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}