{"product_id":"a-silver-mounted-portuguese-hardstone-desk-seal-1842","title":"A SILVER-MOUNTED PORTUGUESE HARDSTONE DESK SEAL 1842","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeal Detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA silver-mounted hardstone desk seal, Thomas DIller, London, 1842, the handle in richly-coloured agate with rounded cap and tapering faceted shaft, the silver calyx collar and rounded cushion engraved with foliage, the rounded rectangular bloodstone matrix engraved with a Portuguese coat of arms comprising crest and shield with Count's coronet and two pendent orders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe arms are those of \u003cstrong\u003eAlmeida\u003c\/strong\u003e impaling those of \u003cstrong\u003eFerreira\u003c\/strong\u003e, of Portugal.  Attached are the badges of two Portuguese orders; on the left, the badge of the Order of Villa-Viçoca and on the right, the badge of the Order of the Tower and Sword. The latter is now an order of the Portuguese republic but the former is still awarded as a Dynastic Order of H.R.H. the Duke of Braganza, (Dom Duarte Pio) as Head of the Royal House of Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe London smallworker, Thomas Diller, entered his first mark in 1828 and second in 1841 from 1 Richmond Buildings, Dean Street, Soho.  He is recorded at the same address until 1851.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSeal Specification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight:  100mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter of matrix:  24mm x 28mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 116 g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sigillum Seals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57220292411770,"sku":null,"price":1375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/3626\/9597\/files\/20260813_103514.jpg?v=1788260735","url":"https:\/\/sigillumseals.co.uk\/products\/a-silver-mounted-portuguese-hardstone-desk-seal-1842","provider":"Sigillum Seals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}