Rare Large Tureen made for King Abdullah’s Royal Saudi Arabian National Guard Circa 2000's  King Abdullah commanded Saudi Arabian National Guard for three decades, from 1962 until 17 November 2010, when he appointed his son, Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah. This porcelain was made for use by the King and other very high ranking officials of the National Guard.  Each bespoke piece is hand decorated by the high end manufacturer Thomas Goode & Co and incorporates the Royal Crest of National Guard – exceptionally rare piece – I have similar pieces available  and am willing to combine shipping where possible.  Condition: Great overall condition no cracks or chips, minor rubs marks surface wear to the gilding and decoration. Very rare item, and highly collectible. Please see full description for details. Similar pieces listed. Stand not included. As this weighs over 2kg when packed, it exceeds the royal mail maximum weight limit, we need to use a premium service, hence increased international shipping. We realise this much more expensive for Australian & Far East buyers. Appologies in advance, we dont make any money from P&P.  Approx Size: 30cm w inc handles 18cm h   Thomas Goode Tableware is particularly expensive, a plain white 96 piece dinner service starts at around £10,000 – increasing significantly for bespoke commission pieces. This is a bespoke piece created for the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, so not available for general sale. Hence this represents a rare opportunity to purchase a piece of porcelain created specifically for the Saudi elite and not for everyday use - state occasions.  Thomas Goode Thomas Goode’s experts were able to personalise this porcelain to exact specifications and incorporate the Royal Saudi National Guard Monogram onto each piece.  Thomas Goode has a long standing relationship with Royal Families and Heads of State which still continues today. In recent times Thomas Goode provided bespoke china for Queen Elizabeth II and was commissioned in 1981 to create a dinner service as a gift to Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales on the occasion of their wedding.  Saudi Arabian National GuardThe Saudi Arabian National Guard Forces الحَرَس
al-Ḥaras al-Waṭanī‎ or SANG also known as the White Army is one of the three major branches of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The national guard is under the administrative control of the Ministry of the National Guard, instead of the Ministry of Defence. It differs from the regular Saudi army in being forged out of tribal elements loyal to the House of Saud and tasked with protecting the royal family.It reports directly to the King through the Minister of the National Guard and, unlike the army, navy and air force, is not under the control of the Ministry of Defense. The Guard's command structure and communication network are entirely separate from those of the Ministries of Defense and the Interior.Its personnel are drawn from tribes loyal to the king and the royal family, whose high-ranking members are always appointed its commander. It has been described as an institution that "ties the tribes to the House of Saud" (by Sandra Mackey). The SANG was founded as the successor to the Ikhwan, the tribal army of King Abdulaziz. The Ikhwan had helped King Abdulaziz conquer the Arabian Peninsula and take it from the Hashimites in World War I. However, the Ikhwan committed many excesses and atrocities not just on The Hejazi army but on other Arabs as well. The various tribal groups of the Ikhwan also had a tendency to go off and do their own things and thus needed to be brought under a more centralised control. The SANG acquired its moniker of the "White Army" during this period due to its wearing of traditional Arab dress instead of Western-style military uniforms. In 1954, the office of Jihad and Mujahidin was transformed into the modern National Guard