Bass Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

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Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) Sa. a bordure ar. Crest—Out of ducal coronet two wings ppr.
2) (Curzon St., Mayfair). Ar. on a chev. gu. betw. three greyhounds’ heads erased sa. each ducally gorged and chained or, as many cross crosslets of the last. Crest—Out of a mural crown gu. masoned ar. a demi greyhound issuant holding in the mouth a rose betw. two leaves all ppr.
3) (Rangemore Hall, co. Stafford, Bart., created 17 May, 1883. Sir Michael Arthur Bass, Bart, is eldest son of the late Michael Thomas Bass, Esq., of Rangemore, M.P. for Derby, the son of Michael Thomas Bass, of Burton-on-Trent, whone father, William Bass, b. in 1717, founded the family and bought, in 1777, the house and land in Burton-on-Trent which still, unaltered, forms part of the great Brewery there: he d. and was buried at Burton in 1787). Motto—Basis virtutum constantia. Gu. on a chev. cottised arg. between three plates, each charged with a fleur-de-lis az., a demi lion ramp. couped Of the first, Crest—A demi lion gu. resting the dexter paw on a plate charged, as in the arms, on the shoulder three annulets, two and one, arg.
4) Gu. a chev. ar. betw. three plates. Crest—A demi lion gu. resting his paw on an oval shield in cartouch or, charged with a fleur-de-lis az.