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Georgian Silver Fob Seal with Cockerel Georgian Silver Fob Seal with Cockerel Georgian Silver Fob Seal with Cockerel
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LOT 2154

Georgian Silver Fob Seal with Cockerel

16TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (3.66 grams, 23 mm).

Composed of an openwork stem and oval matrix displaying a cockerel in profile; accompanied by an impression.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 2154

Georgian Silver Fob Seal with Cockerel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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