Lot 36

THE LANCASTER FAMILY SEAL
A VICTORIAN BANDED AGATE DESK SEAL, CIRCA EARLY 20TH CENTURY





Auction: 19 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
£404
Description
the banded agate seal with facetted tapered handle with waisted neck, the oval matrix with armorial shield surmounted by crest with motto in banner below
Dimensions
Length: 70mm, matrix: 24mm x 20mm
Footnote
Heraldry:
Arms: Argent two bars gules on a canton of the second a cinquefoil (……?)
Crest: A lion couchant (……?)
Motto: Ornat fortem prudentia [Prudence adorns the brave]
Upon the balance of probability and without any evidence to the contrary this seal was at one time in the possession of a gentleman of the Lancaster family.




