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An Early 19th Century Smoky Quartz and Gold Desk Seal, Circa 1815
Seal Detail
A most attractive desk seal with the highly satisfying combination of smoky glass and gold. The facetted tapered smoke quartz handle engraved to the terminal with the initials CRF below the rod of Asclepius, with a gold foliate, shell and scroll decoration girdle, the collar and mount of similar decoration, to a vacant citrine matrix.
Seal Specification
Height 75mm
Diameter of matrix 20mmx18mm
Weight 87g