A collection of three gold mounted fob seals, of Nelson interest,
£3,107
Auction: 29 June 2005 at 12:00 BST
Description
one with rounded rectangular Cornelian intaglio bearing the arms of the Earl's Nelson (either Horatio's brother William, whose was the recipient of Nelson's titles after his death, or his nephew Thomas (Bolton) Nelson, 2nd Earl Nelson, the son of Horatio's sister Susanna), foliate cast mount, 38mm high; one with rounded rectangular cornelian intaglio bearing the arms of Thomas Bolton of Coddingham (father of the 2nd Earl Nelson) granted to him in 1803 so that his son might serve as an Esquire to his Uncle Lord Nelson at his installation as a Knight of the Bath, foliate cast mount, 28mm high; and one with rectangular chalcedony intaglio bearing his crest, reeded clewed mount, 28mm high (3)
Footnote
Provenance: This collection of seals, comprising lots 313-318, was purchased as a group in the early 1950s.