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Early 18thc Steel Armorial Desk Seal
Seal Detail
A charming steel desk seal of flat top form and squared tapering handle with canted corners to a fluted cushion and oval integral matrix, engraved with the image of a figure on horseback with robe aiding a standing person, on a grassy ground with shield at the base and inscription reading:
H(EILIGER) AN(TONIUS) SCHU(L) SI(GEL)
The seal of the Rev. Anthony Schul with the imagery depicting "the Holy many shares his coat with a beggar.
Seal Specification
Height 48mm
Diameter of matrix 24mm x 27mm
Weight 41g