Lot 31

AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY MOTHER OF PEARL AND SILVER DESK SEAL
CIRCA 1830





Auction: 19 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
£227
Description
the mother of pearl handle, likely French or Italian, of flattened form with foliate carved details and pommel, the silver matrix with chased Rococo foliate scrolls, engraved with arms of Stewart quartering Comyn
Dimensions
Length: 89mm, matrix: 22mm x 17mm
Footnote
Note:
The arms are for a cadet branch of the Stewart’s of Garth, Perthshire, Scotland. Originally descended from James illegitimate son of Alexander Stewart, 4th son of King Robert II of Scotland, most commonly recognised as Earl Buchan in 1382, and known as the Wolf of Badenoch




