{"product_id":"238","title":"A SET OF TWO EARLY 18TH CENTURY RELIGIOUS SEALS FROM THE COLLECTION OF DUKE CHRISTIAN AUGUST OF SAXONY-ZEITZ","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeal Detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach of circular outline, of steel with a rim of silver, finely engraved with coat of arms, mitre hat and religious motifs. the smaller with an iron handle (2)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuke Christian August of Saxony-Zeitz (1666-1725) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristian August the Roman Catholic Cardinal played a significant role in contemporary church politics, as he was first canon and later Cathedral provost of Cologne. Both of these seals were used in his functions as bishop of Györ\/Raab (as of 1696), cardinal\/archbishop of Esztergom\/Gran and primas of Hungary (1707).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was Cardinal during the period that Augustus II The Strong was Elector of Saxony (from 1694) and the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1697 to 1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. Augustus himself had to convert to Catholicism in order to ascend the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1697 and it was Christian August of Saxony-Zeitz who baptised him. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-heading3 mui-4qde0w\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Matrix Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLempertz Auction 20th May 2016 - Selected Works of Art, lot 1024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSeal Specification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight of larger seal:  12mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter of larger matrix:  73mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight of larger matrix:  426g \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight of smaller seal:   55mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter of smaller matrix:   62mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight of smaller matrix:  338g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sigillum Seals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56603862761850,"sku":null,"price":4850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/3626\/9597\/files\/20260219_104632-2.jpg?v=1771503849","url":"https:\/\/sigillumseals.co.uk\/products\/238","provider":"Sigillum Seals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}