£454
A Private Collection of Seals: Highlights from The Matrix Collection | 749
Auction: 19 May 2023 at 11:00 BST
the oval pebble with polished terminals, each engraved, one end with an Earl's coronet above a Gothic D, the other end, the Earl's coronet above a crest
Crest:
On a cap of maintenance a dragon passant with an Earl's coronet above
Note:
The polished agate pebble reflects the taste of the Victorian era for the natural resources of the rugged landscape that was fuelled by Queen Victoria's love of Scotland.
This can be seen in high quality pebble jewellery and works of art, but also here in a far more simple and tactile manner.