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№ 764

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8 November 2023

Hammer Price:
£75

A Military Desk Seal.
A desk seal of military interest, the intaglio steel matrix with personal design featuring coats of arms, two armed soldiers, and the family motto ‘Marte et Arte’ (By Valour and Skill),
lacking wooden handle, otherwise good condition £60-£80

Believed to have belonged to one of two brothers: General Sir Harry David Jones, R.E., or General Sir John Thomas Jones, R.E., both distinguished 19th-century soldiers.