ID 437367
Lot 101 | A VICTORIAN GOLD AND ENAMEL DESK SEAL
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
PROBABLY LONDON, CIRCA 1844
sphere shaped, each half enamelled in blues, greens, yellow and white with stylised flowers, applied midway with a beaded rib enamelled in blue, the foot applied with the arms of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, Ireland and France, the base fitted with a carved rock crystal intaglio, with later fitted case
2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) high
The crest carved in the rock crystal is that of John William Ponsonby (1781-1847), 4th Earl of Bessborough.
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
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| Auction house category: | Objects of Virtue |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
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| Auction house category: | Objects of Virtue |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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