A GEORGE IV GOLD-MOUNTED IVORY DESK SEALCIRCA 1820

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A GEORGE IV GOLD-MOUNTED IVORY DESK SEAL CIRCA 1820

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A GEORGE IV GOLD-MOUNTED IVORY DESK SEAL
CIRCA 1820
The bloodstone matrix carved with the Londonderry coat-of-arms, the ivory handle formed as a clenched fist holding a double-ended seal, with a carved hardstone matrix at either end

2? in. (6.2 cm.) high

Literature

Wynyard Park inventory, 1956, p. 176.
Wynyard Park inventory, 1965, vol. i, p. 11, drawing room.

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of Vane quartering Stewart within the motto of the Order of the Bath and with numerous orders beneath accolle with the arms of Vane quartering Stewart with Vane and Tempest quartering others in pretence for Charles, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854) and his second wife Frances (d. 1865), only daughter and heiress of Sir Henry Vane Tempest 2nd. Bt., whom he married in 1819.

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