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SEALS
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Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
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A rare and unique round inkwell with a polychrome decoration on the front depicting the coat of arms of the Bishop of the Montmorency-Laval family: Or, a cross Gules charged with five shells Argent and flanked by sixteen alerions Azure. On the other sides, two inscriptions within a medallion formed by a garland of flowers: ‘GOD HELP THE FIRST CHRISTIAN BARON’, the motto of the Montmorency-Laval family, and on the other, ‘APLANOS’, the Montmorency motto meaning ‘Straight ahead, without deviating’, written in Greek. Blue fillet and blue combing along the edges.
(repair at the three penholders)
18th century
Length: 17 cm
Provenance:
- Galerie Vandermeersch, Quai Voltaire, Paris.
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