£454
A Private Collection of Seals: Highlights from The Matrix Collection | 749
Auction: 19 May 2023 at 11:00 BST
the large turned olive wood baluster handle with reeded details, the oval brass matrix with the Grand Ducal arms and supporters with the Royal Crown above, the motto Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Consulate Glasgow around
Note:
The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was established in 1815 from the old Duchy in Northern German. It remained in existence until the German Revolution of 1918 when it became a free state. As a German Grand Duchy, it maintained a number of Consulates in Britain including the main branch in London, located at 124 Fenchurch Street.