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Lot 199

A Royal Worcester plate from the Guards Service for the marriage of Elizabeth and Philip
Dated 1960.

8 April 2009, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£400 - £500

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A Royal Worcester plate from the Guards Service for the marriage of Elizabeth and Philip

Dated 1960.
Richly decorated in raised paste gilding with the badge of the Scots Guards within a foliate garland reserved upon a pale-yellow ground, the border with a band of raised gold shells and foliage linked by scrollwork, reserved upon a claret ground section, within gadrooned rim, 25.7cm diam, printed mark and red pattern number 1907/2

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Provenance: Royal Worcester Factory Pattern Room. This dessert service was commissioned by the Brigade of Guards and presented to HRH Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on their marriage in 1947. The set was decorated by Ivor Williams with the badges of the various Guards Regiments. This example was a specimen for a number of replacement pieces added to the service in 1960. For other specimens in the Museum of Worcester Porcelain see Henry Sandon, Royal Worcester Porcelain (1994) pl 181. Four related Royal Worcester plates from a separate dinner service were sold in these rooms 10 December 2008, lot 262

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