A MACLAGAN FAMILY DESK SEAL
AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY TREEN AND SILVER MOUNTED DESK SEAL
£945
Auction: 19 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
Description
the wooden handle formed as an arm clutching a boot in its hand, to a silver collar and matrix, the circular matrix with engraved crest and motto
Dimensions
Length: 7cm, matrix diameter: 22mm
Footnote
Heraldry:
Crest: Out of ducal coronet, an ounce or beaver's head proper
Motto: PRINCIPIIS OBST
The motto is recorded for three families, of whom only one uses a similar crest, Maclagan of Edinburgh