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A CARVED PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME ROYAL COAT-OF-ARMS OF HM KING GEORGE III, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1801-1816
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September 30, 02:15 PM GMT
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20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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A CARVED PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME ROYAL COAT-OF-ARMS OF HM KING GEORGE III, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1801-1816
the crest with a golden lion, royally crowned and standing on a royal crown above the quarterly Arms for England (twice), Scotland and Ireland and incorporating the Arms of Hanover, supported by golden lion and a silver unicorn
172cm. high, 152cm. wide; 5ft. 7¾in., 4ft. 11⅞in.
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The Coat of Arms of HM King George III underwent a number of alterations during his reign due to territorial changes and represent the main countries over which the Monarch ruled. Whilst the form of the present crest incorporates the Arms of Hanover, the Electoral Bonnet atop the Inescutcheon is not the Continental Royal Crown which King George III was afforded when he was restored to his Hanoverian territories in 1816, indicating the crest must date between 1801 and 1816. Although the origin of this extraordinary object is unknown, given its scale and quality it must have occupied a prominent position in an important space and it has been mooted that it could have come from a royal barge.