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LOT 1967
Post Medieval Group of Semi-Precious Stone Stamp Seals
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (33 grams total, 15-18 mm).
Each cut, polished and engraved to one face with a scene or word: 'Charlotte'; 'What thous speakest and now beware of whom to whom when and where'; 'pray dont' over scene of cat hunting mouse; 'I catch the most cunning' over winged boy holding a dog'; an inscription in French with plant motif. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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