This lovely oval baby dish found at market in England was produced as a commemorative piece for the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911. The elegantly shaped dish with its gently curving raised rim is decorated with beautiful images of the handsome King and Queen within flowing botanical-themed frames.

Between the couple, the Imperial Crown, roses, thistle and clover float above a regal blue banner below the portraits that reads "King George. V.  Queen Mary crowned June 22, 1911".  The Royal Standard intertwined with the Union Jack appear at the side of both the King and Queen.

Beautifully scripted phrases "God bless our Gracious King & Queen" and "Long may they reign" encircles the upper rim above a smart blue stripe and soft dusting of an original gold highlight.

Made by Stoke-on-Trent potter Royal Wintonia and marked:

This pretty antique baby dish showcases the sweet and everlasting appeal of these beloved collectibles and is sure to infuse your home with its engaging aesthetic for many years to come.

Strictly one-of-a-kind and subject to prior sale. In very good antique condition. Dish measures 8"W x 1.25"H.

Learn More About the Reign of King George V

George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and the Emperor of India from May 6, 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936.

George was a grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and the first cousin of Tzar Nicholas II of Russia and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. On the death of Victoria in 1901, George's father became King Edward VII, and George was made Prince of Wales. On his father's death in 1910, George succeeded as King-Emperor of the British Empire.  George wrote in his diary at the time of his father's death, "I have lost my best friend and the best of fathers...I never had a [cross] word with him in my life. I am heart-broken and overwhelmed with grief but God will help me in my responsibilities and darling May [Queen Mary] will be my comfort as she has always been. May God give me strength and guidance in the heavy task which has fallen on me". 

As a result of the First World War, other empires in Europe fell while that of King George V expanded to its greatest extent. In 1917, he became the first monarch of the House of Windsor, which he renamed from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as a result of anti-German public sentiment. The reign of King George V and Queen Mary saw the rise of socialism, communism, fascism, Irish republicanism and the Indian independence movement, all of which radically changed the political landscape. 

Following World War I, as the political climate in Europe underwent vast changes, George V became concerned by the coming to power in 1933 of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in Germany. In 1934 the King bluntly told the German ambassador that Germany was now the peril of the world, and that if she went on at the present rate, there was bound to be a war within ten years; he warned his ambassador in Berlin to be suspicious of the Nazis. 

By the Silver Jubilee of his reign in 1935, he had become a well-loved king, saying in response to the crowd's adulation, "I cannot understand it, after all I am only a very ordinary sort of fellow."