£945
A Private Collection of Seals: Highlights from The Matrix Collection | 749
Auction: 19 May 2023 at 11:00 BST
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
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