Sale 7178
London
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10 November 2005
Price realised
GBP 1,560
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
AN EDWARD VII SILVER-GILT SEAL-BOX MARK OF SEBASTIAN GARRARD, LONDON, 1903 Circular and with hinged cover, cast and chased with the Royal Arms, with an oak-leaf and acorn border, the inside with wax seal of Queen Victoria, with the legend 'Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regina Fidei Defensor' on one side, marked on side and flange of lid, the base engraved 'R&S GARRARD & CO. HAYMARKET, LONDON' 7 in. (7.9 cm.) diam. 22 oz. (682 gr.)
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Because of the importance of the seal it became customary to enclose those attached to important documents in a box. These boxes were usually made of silver or, as with the examples here, silver-gilt.
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