Two jewelled gold and steel-mounted hardstone desk seals, probably retailed by Storr & Mortimer,ꦰ English, circa 1835 and Italian, 19th century

The first of gold-mounted hardstone, tapering, the gold cap, collar and cushion chased with flowers and scrolls, lobed with purpurin, malachite and lapis lazuli, the bloodstone matrix engraved with a coat of arms, in modern Wartski fitted case; the second with circular steel matrix engraved with the arms of Antonelli, the handle probably later and formed of lapis lazuli springing from a silver frieze of conch-blowing mermaids, above leaves and a ruby-set collar, both apparently unmarked

weight: 208.2 g

height of largest 4 1⁄4 in.; 10,7 cm

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Deux sceaux en pierre dure montés en or et acier, probablement vendus par Storr & Mortimer, Angleterre, vers 1835 et Italie, XI꧙Xe siècle

le premier, la matrice gravée d'armoiries, dans son étui Wartski moderne; le second, la matrice gravée des armes d'Antonelli, le manche en lapis-lazuli probablement plus récent, apparemment non poinçonnés

weight: 208.2 g

height of largest 4 1⁄4 in.; 10,7 cm

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