Lot 175

THE JOSHUA TOULMIN SMITH DESK SEAL (1816-1869)
A 19TH CENTURY SILVER DESK SEAL








Auction: 16 September 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
The domed handle with profuse scroll chased decoration throughout, to an integral matrix, of circular outline, engraved with the crest and motto for the Toulmin Smith family
Dimensions
7.5cm overall, 1.9cm diameter (matrix)
Provenance
The Matrix Collection
Footnote
Joshua Toulmin Smith (1816- 1869)
A British political theorist and lawyer, from Birmingham.
The cholera epidemic of 1847 encouraged Smith to demand better sanitation.







