A COADE STONE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS, the oval quartered shield surmounted by tasseled drapery and raised in high relief with the royal devices, the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, to the outside edge, above ribbon-tied shamrocks, thistle and rose and flanked by the lion and unicorn, the rectangular base raised with the inscription DIEU ET MON DROIT and impressed COADE & SEALY, LONDON 1809 (lacking crown surmount, the unicorn's horn missing, chips)

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A COADE STONE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS, the oval quartered shield surmounted by tasseled drapery and raised in high relief with the royal devices, the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, to the outside edge, above ribbon-tied shamrocks, thistle and rose and flanked by the lion and unicorn, the rectangular base raised with the inscription DIEU ET MON DROIT and impressed COADE & SEALY, LONDON 1809 (lacking crown surmount, the unicorn's horn missing, chips)
62in. (157.5cm.) wide; 28in. (71cm.) high; 10½in. (26.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This cornice enrichment of The Royal Arms of George III, bears the impressed signature of Coade & Sealy, with the date 1809. John Sealy (d. 1813) became a partner in Mrs Coade'sw flourishing firm in the 1790s. A somewhat larger Coat of Arms is listed in Coade's Catalogue, London 1784, XIV. COATS OF ARMS item 429 "His Majesty's on a Panel", 4 feet 6in. by 3 feet 10in. 15. 15s. 0-.

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