{"product_id":"wood","title":"AN ENGLISH WOOD \u0026 SILVER NOTARIAL DESK SEAL c 1780","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeal Detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wood and silver seal, maker's mark CH in a rounded rectangle, further struck with British lion and king's head, probably by Charles Hougham, London, circa 1780, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe two-coloured laburnum handle of flat-topped inverted baluster form with narrow band above spool stem, turned at base, long silver collar with double bands, the oval matrix engraved with the monogram HJE within an inscription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe inscription reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eH. I. ENEFER  NOTARY  PUBLIC  AND  SHIP  AGENT  HARWICH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to the Faculty Office records, \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Johnston Enefer \u003c\/strong\u003eappears as a public notary on 16 July 1779 (refs: f i\/p f. 113v [F.O muniment book], F II\/1779\/23 [FO fiat]).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe maker's mark is probably that of Charles Hougham (1749-1793), a versatile goldsmith who entered his first mark as a smallworker from Aldersgate Street in 1769. From 1790 he is recorded as in partnership with his brother Solomon, still from Aldersgate Street, but still using Charles's mark. According to obituaries in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEuropean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGentleman's Magazine, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Hougham, goldsmith, of Aldersgate, died on 18 January 1793.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSeal Specification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight:  101mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter of matrix:  28mm x 24mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight:  79g \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sigillum Seals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57544889991546,"sku":null,"price":525.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/3626\/9597\/files\/464-1_6dc6e7ed-8cf9-4e51-8734-f90157af9a52.jpg?v=1794240579","url":"https:\/\/sigillumseals.co.uk\/products\/wood","provider":"Sigillum Seals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}