Auction Catalogue

9 June 2020

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Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

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Lot

№ 183

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9 June 2020

Hammer Price:
£1,700

Duke of Wellington interest: A 19th century gold watch key, circa 1820s/1830s, with finely carved and chased foliate border, inset with escutcheon-shaped agate panel, with engraved intaglio crest and initials ‘A W’ below, for Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, similarly initialled verso; with two plaster impressions, being both sides of the watch key; together with a gold fob seal circa 1820s/30s, inset with an oval panel engraved with an intaglio coat of arms; both suspended from a gold chased split ring and gilt metal fob chain. £700-£900