4x Royal Worcester Sikh Plates Commissioned for the Patiala Palace by Maharajah Bhupinder Singh in 1912 these very rare and unique Sikh plates are originally from a set of 26 plates commissioned in 1912 by Maharajah Bhupinder Singh from the Royal Worcester factory for his personal palace service. Finely detailed with gold gilding on purple edge surrounds with the Maharajahs Coat of Arms to the centre depicting the Stallion, Lion and Elephant atop with swords ‘Heavens Light our Guide’ crest, measuring 28.5cm diameter, with the 1912 Royal Worcester maker’s stamp to the reverse. Note: The plates were purchased from the Palace estate in the first half of the 20th century shortly after the independent Patiala state was incorporated into the new nation of India in 1949. They were originally owned by an Army Colonel from the decorated Sikh JAT battalion who was acquainted with the Patiala state and palace. Consequently his son sold the plates to a UK collector after his death. The original 26 plates have been broken up and at present only 8 plates have been discovered out of the 26.