Jewellery - 25th July 2013
Lot 1338
A Regency faceted citrine and shell-carved gold mounted desk seal
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A Regency faceted citrine and shell-carved gold mounted desk seal, 7.5 cm high.
The bloodstone matrix carved with the Arms of Henry Gerard Sturt, 1876-1917, 1st Baron Alington of Critchel, Wimborne, impaled with Bingham for the marriage of Lord Alington with Lady Augusta Bingham, daughter of the Earl of Lucan.
Provenance:
Sold on behalf of the executors of The Hon. Mary Anna Marten (deceased) of Crichel House, Dorset.