A WILLIAM IV DIMINUTIVE GOLD AND CITRINE DESK SEAL, CIRCA 1835
Auction: 19 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
£1,134
Description
the short tapered and facetted citrine handle set to a boldly chased spiralled and floral mount enclosing a square citrine seal, the seal engraved with a Duke's coronet above the crest of a falcon standing on a perch, with script motto 'Breakfast' below
Dimensions
Length: 33mm, matrix 20mm x 18mm
Provenance
Provenance:
Christie’s London, 24th May 2000, lot 259
Footnote
Note:
The combination of co-wrote, coronet, crest and apparent motto have not been possible to attribute to any family or person. There are various possible families connected to the crest, but none are entitled to a Ducal coronet. The motto 'Breakfast' equally adds confusion. It has been previously considered as a personal joke given at a time now long forgotten.