Live Auction 6277Harewood: Collecting in The Royal Tradition
A VICTORIAN SILVER-MOUNTED HARDSTONE HAND-SEAL
Lot 568

A VICTORIAN SILVER-MOUNTED HARDSTONE HAND-SEAL

Closed5 December 2012

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GBP 2,750

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A VICTORIAN SILVER-MOUNTED HARDSTONE HAND-SEAL
The stem of smokey-quartz formed as an Eygptian figure and carved with hieroglyphics, the silver matrix engraved with the badge of the Prince of Wales and the initials 'AE' for Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1846-1910), later King Edward VII
3½ in. (93 mm.) high

H.M. King Edward VII (1846-1910), when Prince of Wales and by descent to his granddaughter,
H.R.H. The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) and by descent at Harewood House, Yorkshire.