19thC EBONY & SILVER SCOTTISH DESK SEAL - AITOUNE OF INCHDAIRNIE
£165.00
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19thC EBONY & SILVER SCOTTISH DESK SEAL - AITOUNE OF INCHDAIRNIE
£165.00
Seal Detail
A 19th century Scottish crest badge desk seal, the ebony handle of typical balsuter form with tapering stem to a silver mount, with floral decoration in relief to a circular matrix, engraved with the crest of a swimming dolphin and outer motto within a belt and buckle border reading:
VIRTUTE NIHIL OBSTAT ET ARMIS (Nothing withstands valour and arms)
A seal for the Scottish family of Aitoune of Inchdairnie, of Fife, residents of the Inchdairnie House into the 19th century.
Seal Specification
Height: 66mm
Diameter of matrix: 25mm
Weight: 21g
