LOT-PM158. For your consideration is an exceedingly rare and historically important original c.1834 Royal Service for Queen Victoria Order of The Garter Plate / Dish, featuring hand-painted Cipher Coat Arms for Royal Order of The Garter. Royal service porcelain plate measures approximately 10.0" in diameter. Relief 24k gold hand-painted accents and motifs. Condition is excellent. Fully marked OSBORNE HOUSE with additional manufacturers marks. Hand numbered. Absolutely beautiful piece of history. Museum quality. Guaranteed authentic.

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348. It is the most senior order of knighthood in the British honors system, outranked in precedence only by the Victoria Cross and the George Cross. The Order of the Garter is dedicated to the image and arms of Saint George, England's patron saint.

Appointments are at the sovereign's sole discretion and are usually in recognition of a national contribution, for public service, or for personal service to the sovereign. Membership of the order is limited to the sovereign, the Prince of Wales, and no more than 24 living members, or Companions. The order also includes supernumerary knights and ladies (e.g. members of the British royal family and foreign monarchs).

The order's emblem is a garter with the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense (Middle French for 'Shame on him who thinks evil of it') in gold lettering. Members of the order wear it on ceremonial occasions.