{"product_id":"the-robert-westley-hall-dare-desk-seal-an-early-19th-century-banded-agate-and-bloodstone-seal","title":"THE ROBERT WESTLEY HALL-DARE DESK SEAL AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY BANDED AGATE AND BLOODSTONE SEAL","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeal Detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe facetted fluted banded agate stem to a gold collar with scroll detail, the pierced domed mount to a circular bloodstone matrix, engraved with the coat of arms and motto of Robert Westley Hall-Dare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Westley Hall-Dare (1789-1836)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in British Guiana where the family were slave owners for their plantation \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was appointed High Sherrif of Essex in 1821 and MP for South Essex, after his marriage in 1823 to the heiress Elizabeth Grafton, the half-sister of John Marmaduke Grafton Dare, Robert added Dare to his name. The family home was at Cranbrook House in Essex. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe served in the army in the West Indies and the Peninsula War. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe British Museum holds a satirical print, a caricature of Robert Westley Hall Dare and John Thompson slicing a round pudding labelled 'Ilford to Romford', cutting along a line marked Ripple to Clements, with a picture on the wall behind of overseer beating a kneeling slave in chains. c.1818 accession number 1948,0214.811\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSeal Specification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight:  85mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter of matrix:  16mmx19mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight:  62g \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sigillum Seals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56603881406842,"sku":null,"price":1550.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/3626\/9597\/files\/20260219_105823-2.jpg?v=1771505821","url":"https:\/\/sigillumseals.co.uk\/products\/the-robert-westley-hall-dare-desk-seal-an-early-19th-century-banded-agate-and-bloodstone-seal","provider":"Sigillum Seals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}