Lot 181William III: a late-17th century English Delft dish well painted in magenta, blue, yellow and turquoise with a crowned full-length figure wearing armour and a cloak, holding the orb and a stylised sceptre, flanked by trees and within a banded border, 300mm, some restoration * Dishes from this series depicting the Monarch wearing armour, sometimes with a cloak and variously holding the orb and sceptre or a sword or flowers, are almost invariably flanked by trees and within a border banded in either magenta or blue may be found initialled WR or KW have been attributed to London or Brislington. See Christies New York, 14th December 2015, lot 272 and Historical & Collectable 18th November 2017, also lot 272. (commemorative commemorate royal royalty)
Estimate: £1400 - 1800
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