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LOT 1886
Post Medieval Silver Seal with Portrait of Lord Nelson
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (24.4 grams, 26 mm).
Amethyst-coloured seal with incuse profile portrait, garter surrounding with legend 'England Expects Every Man Will Do His Duty'; ribbed silver cell with tubular socket for handle. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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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