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Lot 40

A Dutch engraved Royal armorial goblet, circa 1735-40

29 September 2020, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,785 inc. premium

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A Dutch engraved Royal armorial goblet, circa 1735-40

The generous round funnel bowl slightly flared at the rim, the solid beaded base cut with facets, decorated with the crowned arms accollé of Prince William IV of Orange-Nassau and Princess Anne issuing from a tree stump, inscribed with the motto of the Garter 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE', flanked by martial trophies, all within a scrolling banner bearing the arms and names of the Seven United Provinces, set on faceted stem with a triple-annulated knop over a cushion knop and hollow inverted baluster section, the domed foot cut with further facets, 27.8cm high

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Prince William IV of Orange (1711-1751) was Stadtholder of Friesland and later also of Groningen and of Gelderland. He married Anne, Princess Royal, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach, at St James' Palace on 25 March 1734. A very similar goblet engraved with the portraits of William and Anne from the Mühleib Collection was sold by Bonhams on 2 May 2013, lot 54.

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