Lot Essay
This Royal coat-of-arms was used from the time Victoria took the throne in 1837.
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SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A VICTORIAN POLYCHROME-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT ROYAL COAT-OF-ARMS
Second half 19th century
Of standard form, the lion and unicorn supports above acanthus-scrolls and a ribbon inscribed with the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT and flanking the Hanoverian arms on an oval cabochon with a panelled surround inscribed HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, surmounted by a closed crown with ermine and orb, regilt in oil, the polychrome decoration refreshed
47¼in. (120cm) high, 48in. (122cm) wide, 8½in. (21.5cm) deep
Second half 19th century
Of standard form, the lion and unicorn supports above acanthus-scrolls and a ribbon inscribed with the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT and flanking the Hanoverian arms on an oval cabochon with a panelled surround inscribed HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, surmounted by a closed crown with ermine and orb, regilt in oil, the polychrome decoration refreshed
47¼in. (120cm) high, 48in. (122cm) wide, 8½in. (21.5cm) deep