A large carved and polychrome painted Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
A large carved and polychrome painted Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom,
probably 18th century, with supporting lion and unicorn among scrolling foliage, inscribed 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' and 'DIEU ET MON DROIT',
115cm wide
125cm high
Provenance: Purportedly from an administrative building in the Caribbean.
It has been suggested that the painted coat of arms dates to between 1707 and 1714. The first and fourth quarters bear the three lions of England impaled with the lion of Scotland within a bordure, representing the 1707 Union with Scotland. The second and third quarters show the arms of France and Ireland respectively. In 1714, when Queen Anne died, the Arms were replaced by the arms of the House of Hanover which did not change till 1801.
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A large carved and polychrome painted Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom,
probably 18th century, with supporting lion and unicorn among scrolling foliage, inscribed 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' and 'DIEU ET MON DROIT',
115cm wide
125cm high
Provenance: Purportedly from an administrative building in the Caribbean.
It has been suggested that the painted coat of arms dates to between 1707 and 1714. The first and fourth quarters bear the three lions of England impaled with the lion of Scotland within a bordure, representing the 1707 Union with Scotland. The second and third quarters show the arms of France and Ireland respectively. In 1714, when Queen Anne died, the Arms were replaced by the arms of the House of Hanover which did not change till 1801.
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