Lot Essay
For a comparable see D. Morris, Matrix, A Collection of British Seals, Romsey, 2012, pp. 100-103, nos. 44 and 45.
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CIRCA 1840
Details
A VICTORIAN ENAMELED GOLD-MOUNTED BLOODSTONE DOUBLE DESK SEAL
CIRCA 1840
Formed as an armored arm and mailed fist decorated with scrolls and flowers in blue and white enamel, with uncarved matrix to either end, one in bloodstone the other in lapis lazuli, indistinctly marked on rim with later French control mark for foreign items in use after 1864
3 5⁄8 in. (9.2 cm.) long
CIRCA 1840
Formed as an armored arm and mailed fist decorated with scrolls and flowers in blue and white enamel, with uncarved matrix to either end, one in bloodstone the other in lapis lazuli, indistinctly marked on rim with later French control mark for foreign items in use after 1864
3 5⁄8 in. (9.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002).
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections
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