{"product_id":"19th-century-english","title":"19TH CENTURY ANGLO-INDIAN HARDSTONE \u0026 GOLD DESK SEAL","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeal Detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hardstone and gold desk seal, Anglo-Indian, circa 1845, the bloodstone handle of faceted and banded inverted baluster form, cut-cornered rectangular section, fluted gold calyx collar above the lobed and fluted cushion, the rounded rectangular carnelian matrix engraved with an inscription in Arabic calligraphy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander Wallace 1260\u003c\/em\u003e (1844-5) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis seal merits more research as the name is relatively common and there are a number of Alexander or A.Wallaces with Indian associations of this date but it might be possible to narrow the date. The Muslim year used, AH1260, corresponds to the Christian year 1844-5. Our research thinks that this is Indian rather than the script which is Persian because it is unlikely that Wallace served under the Mughals since they used the regnal year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Anonymous vendor, sale, Mellors \u0026amp; Kirk, 2nd December 1999, lot 308\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSeal Specification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight:  67mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollar 9mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter of matrix:  15mm x 20mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight:  29g \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sigillum Seals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57509829706106,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/3626\/9597\/files\/27434.jpg?v=1793622746","url":"https:\/\/sigillumseals.co.uk\/products\/19th-century-english","provider":"Sigillum Seals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}