Lot 221
221
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU A CYLINDRE
This lot is offered without reserve. PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ERIC MARTIN WUNSCH
A DUTCH DELFT TILE PICTURE EMBLEMATIC OF HOLLAND

DATED 1804, POSSIBLY ROTTERDAM

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A DUTCH DELFT TILE PICTURE EMBLEMATIC OF HOLLAND
DATED 1804, POSSIBLY ROTTERDAM
Composed of six tiles painted overall with a helmeted female figure holding a spear surmounted by a hat, leaning against a book on a column and suspending an oval plaque inscribed EENDRAGT MAAKT MAGT Ao 1804
14¾ in. (37.4 cm.) high, 9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) wide, excluding the wooden frame
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Lot Essay

Meaning "Unity Makes Strength", Eendragt Maakt Magt was first introduced as the motto of the Dutch Republic in the 16th century and appeared on coinage. When the French first occupied the Netherlands in 1795 they changed the motto to "Equality, Liberty, Fraternity", but reverted to "Unity Makes Strength" from 1802 until 1816.

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