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c1900 French Silver Regimental Horse Desk Seal
Seal Detail
Very ornately cast and weighty silver desk seal with stunning depictions on the handle of a regimental horse riding equipment, including feed bucket, a saddle, a crop and horseshoes, the circular carnelian matrix engraved finely with a stag and a motto reading:
HABET ("He Has")
A most unusual and practically unique circa 1900 design of desk seal, favouring those with a equestrian bent!
Seal Specification
Height 100mm (3.93")
Diameter of matrix 21mm (0.82")
Weight 207g (7.30oz)