A Lambeth delft blue and white Royal portrait dish

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A Lambeth delft blue and white Royal portrait dish
painted with a half-length portrait of George III, in profile to the left, wearing a sash and the Order of the Garter, between the initials GR below III, circa 1761 (crack at 6 o'clock, some chips and flakes to rim) -- 22cm. diam.
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Lot Essay

Cf. The example from the Lipski Collection, sold Sotheby's, 1st March 1983, lot 572; see John C. Austin, British Delft at Williamsburg (1994), p.140, no.190.
The author suggests the portrait by Jeremiah Meyer as a likely source for this portrait. The existance of a companion plate depicting Queen Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz would suggest these were made at the time of their marriage in 1761. Also see Frank Britton, London Delftware (1987), p.154, no.144 for a companion plate.

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