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PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, CIRCA 1850
Details
A ROYAL PARCEL-ENAMELLED SILVER-GILT DESK SEAL
probably Austrian, circa 1850
The handle sculpted as a warrior with helmet holding a spear and a shield, gilt and enamelled, the circular carnelian matrix engraved with the arms of the Royal House of Bourbon; in fitted red plush case lined with velvet and silk
2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) high without the spear (2)
probably Austrian, circa 1850
The handle sculpted as a warrior with helmet holding a spear and a shield, gilt and enamelled, the circular carnelian matrix engraved with the arms of the Royal House of Bourbon; in fitted red plush case lined with velvet and silk
2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) high without the spear (2)
Provenance
Henri, Comte de Chambord (1820-1886).
By descent.
By descent.
Special notice
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