Details

A 19th century gold-cased and lapis lazuli desk seal,
the handle designed as a neo-classical column with chased and engraved collars set with a faceted lapis lazuli finial, the domed mount with radiating scrolls, the border with chased flowers, oak leaves and acorns, the rectangular cornelian matrix carved with a woodland scene depicting a pair of pheasants, one perched on a tree stump, against a background of foliage and trees.
See plate 3

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