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Exceptional and rare Dutch Delft charger, of circular form,…
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Sydney
Date:
19-Jul-2020
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Description:
Exceptional and rare Dutch Delft charger, of circular form, specially ordered by de Nederlandse Handelsmaatschappij (the Dutch Trading Company), for the 40th Jubilee of Queen Wilhelmina, the upper centre field decorated with the Royal Dutch crown with symbolic olive branch, over the letters 'Pax' (for 'Let there be Peace' or 'Kiss of peace), over olive branches as symbols of peace and medicine as symbols for good health, over a flourished 'W' for Wilhelmina, on the left side the Roman numerals MDCCCLXXXXVIII (for 1898), on the right side the Roman numerals MDCCCCXXXVII (for 1938), the centre with figures of 'Justice' and 'Prudence' beneath and flanked with symbolic sheaves of wheat, on a figured and toned background, the verso set with three coat of arms of Amsterdam, with personal insignia of Queen Wilhelmina and the Dutch Trading Company, surrounded by writing translating to 'On the Occasion of the fortieth Anniversary Reign Jubilee of her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands ,Presented to Z.H. Pangeran Adipati Ario Mangkoe Nagoro VII, Head of the House of Mangkunegaran, by the Executive of the Dutch Trading Company, P.L.', with Royal Delft factory mark, diameter 41 cm
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