A LARGE VICTORIAN GOLD-MOUNTED IVORY-HANDLED DESK SEAL
CIRCA 1840
With carved amethyst matrix and enamelled gold mounts, vase-shaped lower part of the handle set with turquoise and with gold festoons, the upper part carved with a satyr emerging from acanthus foliage
6 in. (15 cm.) high
A LARGE VICTORIAN GOLD-MOUNTED IVORY-HANDLED DESK SEAL
CIRCA 1840
With carved amethyst matrix and enamelled gold mounts, vase-shaped lower part of the handle set with turquoise and with gold festoons, the upper part carved with a satyr emerging from acanthus foliage
6 in. (15 cm.) high