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Auction archive: Lot number 17

A CASED GROUP OF GOLD AND HARDSTONE SEALS, MID 19TH CENTURY

Noblesse Oblige
14 Apr 2011
Estimate
£250 - £450
ca. US$408 - US$736
Price realised:
£6,875
ca. US$11,245
Auction archive: Lot number 17

A CASED GROUP OF GOLD AND HARDSTONE SEALS, MID 19TH CENTURY

Noblesse Oblige
14 Apr 2011
Estimate
£250 - £450
ca. US$408 - US$736
Price realised:
£6,875
ca. US$11,245
Beschreibung:

A cased group of gold and hardstone seals, mid 19th century including a mottled marble desk seal with scrolled gold mounts, the pink foiled chalcedony matrix finely engraved with the Arms of Charles II, Duke of Lucca, 8cm, 3 1/8 in; three fob seals, one plain, the carnelian matrix with the Arms and motto of Charles II, one openwork with bloodstone matrix engraved with the Arms of Malaspina, one gold-mounted bloodstone engraved with Charles II's monogram, the first with Viennese import mark for 1824-1866, 2.7-3.2cm, 1 1/8-1 1/4 in; and an unusual scrolled gold signet ring, the bloodstone matrix engraved with his crowned cipher, above a concealed folding watchkey, in fitted case lacking two items Quantity: 6

Auction archive: Lot number 17
Auction:
Datum:
14 Apr 2011
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
Beschreibung:

A cased group of gold and hardstone seals, mid 19th century including a mottled marble desk seal with scrolled gold mounts, the pink foiled chalcedony matrix finely engraved with the Arms of Charles II, Duke of Lucca, 8cm, 3 1/8 in; three fob seals, one plain, the carnelian matrix with the Arms and motto of Charles II, one openwork with bloodstone matrix engraved with the Arms of Malaspina, one gold-mounted bloodstone engraved with Charles II's monogram, the first with Viennese import mark for 1824-1866, 2.7-3.2cm, 1 1/8-1 1/4 in; and an unusual scrolled gold signet ring, the bloodstone matrix engraved with his crowned cipher, above a concealed folding watchkey, in fitted case lacking two items Quantity: 6

Auction archive: Lot number 17
Auction:
Datum:
14 Apr 2011
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
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