A FINE EARLY VICTORIAN SCOTTISH THREE-COLOUR GOLD AND SMOKEY QUARTZ DESK SEAL, CIRCA 1840
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the tapered facetted handle with a gold foliate border, above a facetted spherical smoky quartz bead in chased acanthus mounts, the matrix with engraved crest in a domed mount with applied flower heads and foliate borders in vari-coloured gold, in a later fitted case
(Length: 75mm, matrix 18mm x 16mm)
Provenance: David Lavender, London
Note: The crest of a stag's head erased with a cross ditched between naturals is used by various Scottish families, including Cairns, Crawford of Ayrshire and others. Without a motto, it has not been possible to identify a specific family
(Length: 75mm, matrix 18mm x 16mm)
Provenance: David Lavender, London
Note: The crest of a stag's head erased with a cross ditched between naturals is used by various Scottish families, including Cairns, Crawford of Ayrshire and others. Without a motto, it has not been possible to identify a specific family
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A FINE EARLY VICTORIAN SCOTTISH THREE-COLOUR GOLD AND SMOKEY QUARTZ DESK SEAL, CIRCA 1840
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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