A VICTORIAN GOLD AND ENAMEL DESK SEAL

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£ 4 000
Auction dateClassic
12.11.2020 14:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 437367
Lot 101 | A VICTORIAN GOLD AND ENAMEL DESK SEAL
A VICTORIAN GOLD AND ENAMEL DESK SEAL

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.

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