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A MID-VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT AND MALACHITE FIGURAL DESK SEAL, CIRCA 1850

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A MID-VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT AND MALACHITE FIGURAL DESK SEAL, CIRCA 1850

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A MID-VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT AND MALACHITE FIGURAL DESK SEAL, CIRCA 1850 The upper handle formed as a half-length figure of Pan playing pipes wrapped in a foliate garland and draped in a cloak, set on a tapered malachite stem with stepped base, the rectangular silver gilt matrix set in a pierced and engraved foliate frame, engraved with a crest of a displayed eagle (Length 13.4cm, matrix: 2.1cm x 2.5cm)

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A MID-VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT AND MALACHITE FIGURAL DESK SEAL, CIRCA 1850

Name: A MID-VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT AND MALACHITE FIGURAL DESK SEAL, CIRCA 1850
SKU: 162027585
Price: 1000 GBP
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