Elveden Hall- A cloudy-grey agate desk seal, circa 1900, of inverted baluster form with chamfered edges, the integral matrix engraved "Elveden Hall", 46.9mm high, the matrix 17.4mm wide, 14.7mm high Note- The Elveden Hall estate, near Thetford, Suffolk, was purchased in 1863 by His Highness the Maharajah Duleep Singh GCSI, formerly sovereign of the Punjab. Described in Kelly's Directory 1883, the hall was "a handsome mansion of red brick with stone dressings: it has lately been reconstructed on the site of the old mansion, formerly the seat of the first earl of Albermarle; the decoration of the interior, with the exception of the Princesses' boudoir, which is French Renaissance, is in pure Indian style, comprising marble inlaid an encaustic floors, with chimney-pieces, ceiling and wall panelling of the most elaborate design". In 1894, the house and estate were purchased by the 1st Earl of Iveagh, probably the period of this seal. Its subsequent history included housing American air force personnel stationed nearby during the Second World War.
Elveden Hall- A cloudy-grey agate desk seal, circa 1900, of inverted baluster form with chamfered edges, the integral matrix engraved "Elveden Hall", 46.9mm high, the matrix 17.4mm wide, 14.7mm high Note- The Elveden Hall estate, near Thetford, Suffolk, was purchased in 1863 by His Highness the Maharajah Duleep Singh GCSI, formerly sovereign of the Punjab. Described in Kelly's Directory 1883, the hall was "a handsome mansion of red brick with stone dressings: it has lately been reconstructed on the site of the old mansion, formerly the seat of the first earl of Albermarle; the decoration of the interior, with the exception of the Princesses' boudoir, which is French Renaissance, is in pure Indian style, comprising marble inlaid an encaustic floors, with chimney-pieces, ceiling and wall panelling of the most elaborate design". In 1894, the house and estate were purchased by the 1st Earl of Iveagh, probably the period of this seal. Its subsequent history included housing American air force personnel stationed nearby during the Second World War.
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