THE MAJOR GENERAL SIR DENIS PACK K.C.B. (1772 – 1823) SEAL
A LATE 18TH CENTURY CITRINE, AMETHYST AND GOLD DOUBLE DESK SEAL
£756
Auction: 17 October 2023 from 10:00 BST
Description
The tapered stem of scrolling foliate design, with arched floral chased mount to a rounded square citrine matrix with full armorial, the other similarly formed with a small amethyst matrix with crest engraved
Dimensions
Length 3cm, matrices 2.0cm and 1.1cm
Footnote
Note:
Major-General Sir Denis Pack was a British Officer in the Napoleonic Wars. He commanded the 71st Regiment of Foot during the capture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 and was promoted to Major-General in 1813. He was honoured with as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1815 and commanded a brigade of Picton's division at the Battle of Waterloo. His Peninsular Gold medal had seven clasps, only the Duke of Wellington with nine had more clasps to their medal.