The vase body formed as an oval flanked by eight spouts, four on each side, all painted with floral motifs, the center with an embossed heart-shaped shield with a WR (William Rex) mirror monogram below acanthus leaves and surmounted by a bust of William III dressed in classical military dress, all resting on two recumbent lions holding terrestrial globes in their front paws, military trophies below, a warrior with a sword to the center, the reverse decorated with a baroque dolphin fountain in a forested landscape, upon rectangular plinth adorned with Chinoiserie style lappets

Each of the nine sectioned tulipiere painted with Chinoiserie motifs including phoenixes, precious Antiques, birds among rockwork and prunus, lotus and peony flowers, each corner with a lion-mask holding a nozzle in its jaws, surmounted by a lion-finial and raised on four paw feet

oil on panel