Lot 223
£2,520
Auction: 17 September 2024 from 10:00 BST
of oval outline, the matrix engraved with a coat of arms within a floral and scroll cartouche, engraved to the border ‘THE SEAL OF S. PEPLOE L L D CHANCELLOR OF THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER 1763’, with a flange handle; together with the base section of the original fish skin case with red baize lining and part of the steel hinge plate
7.5cm x 6cm (matrix)
Sotheby's, London 30th May 1996, lot 22
Matrix Collection
Heraldry
Arms of the Diocese of Chester impaling Peploe
Note
Samuel Peploe Junior (1699-1781) son of the more celebrated Samuel Peploe Senior (1668-1752) Bishop of Chester, was Chancellor of Chester between 1748 and 1781.