Sales catalogue: Christies

Date:
19th April 1920
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/4/137
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Christies. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    587 588 589 590 591 592 593 O94 599 596 599 600 601 602 603 OBJECTS OF VERTU. An oblong engine-turned gold snuff-box—London hall-mark, 1809 A Louis XVI. gold needle-case, engraved with rosettes; and a gold needle-case, chased with Cupids and scroll foliage An oval gold snuff-box, the lid formed of a plaque of moss- agate An oblong silver-gilt snuff-box, chased with a hunting scene —Bwmumgham; and an ivory desk-seal, carved with a Nymph A gold desk-seal, the centre enamelled dark blue and set with garnets A gold seal, engraved with a coat-of-arms; a smaller ditto ; and one, engraved with a bridge, and with filigreework mount—17th Century A large seal, formed of an octagonal yellow topaz, with gold mount chased with laurel festoons An old English gold seal, chased with stags and foliage, set with a coat-of-arms on cornelian; and a gold seal, chased with foliage and set with a coat-of-arms on crystal A triple crystal seal, engraved with a portrait of Holosin, dated 1708, a coat-of-arms, and the tent of Darius, with gold mount, and wax impression An old English gold seal, chased with foliage, and set with a yellow topaz finely engraved with a racing scene A gold seal, chased with-grapes and flowers, and set with bloodstone; a gold seal, chased with anchors; and a topaz seal, with gold mount A gold seal, chased with lions, and set with a yellow topaz ; a gold seal, with intaglio male portrait; and one, with a coat-of-arms Five gold seals, set with various stones Nine smaller ditto A Louis XVI. circular snuff-box, with gold borders chased with foliage, and blue enamel panels in the lid and sides C&P 19) 1D