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LOT 1973
Smoky Quartz Desk Seal in the form of a Plumed Helmet
FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (182 grams, 71 mm).
Modelled in the round as a plumed helmet with a barred visor and a chin strap, resting on a low pedestal.
Provenance
Private collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
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