Antique 1870 Bird of Prey Raptor Claw Seal Initial JM Banded Agate Gilt Metal

This fine piece of sardonyx has been scillfully carved into an elegant desk top seal. The base is engraved with the initials K C.

This charming seal is designed as a beautiful Art Nouveau maiden with swept up hair decorated with flowers. The body is decorated with lilies of the valley. The seal has been much lo...

Art Nouveau desktop seal with the initials A and B. Around the handle is a typical Art Nouveau entwined flower and leaf motive. It dates back to 1895-1900. G...

Unusual seal with a chunky violett fluorite handle mounted in silver as an iris flower. The oval seal bears the initials E M J. French makers mark in a lozenge: L (image of a duck ) M

Wonderful example of an Empire gold seal with an Italian motto engraved in an oval bloodstone: "giamai ingrato". The intaglio depicts a field with a sunflower, a river or a lake, a s...

This substantiol desk top seal is carved out of bone and features a german sheppered. the top is mounted in a brass fitting. the seal is engraved with the letters M M and with a gri...

This monumental desk seal dates to the Victorian era and has been carved from a large piece of banded agate. The faceted piece of agate features heavy ...

A beautiful antique, Regency era desk seal / wax seal. It has an expertly carved, faceted agate handle with tones of white and toffee colours. It has a decorative 9 karat yellow go...

Museum quality, Highly detailed Antique Georgian c.1800 carved Carnelian Agate intaglio seal with an image of Roman Gods. Rare. Height 27mm Width 20mm ...

A natural handmade orange brown banded Agate Bowl with a crystalized center. The bowl is cut so thin that the material is translucent. It's a great...

A Natural Handmade Red Orange Banded Agate Bowl. The bowl is cut so thin that the material is translucent. It's a great piece for decoration on a desk, va...

Desk seal with the arms of the Prince of Wales. Very rare and unusual desk seal, created in England during the Edwardian period, back in the early 1900's. This seal feature the arms of the Prince of Wales and is composed by the agate pommel, carved with smooth surfaces and the round mount setting crafted in yellow gold of 18 karats with scrolls decorations. The seal depicts three feathers aligned over a crown, carved with incised intaglio in natural white agate. Gemstones: The handle pommel is carved from a single piece of brown translucent agate with bluish veins. Weight: 14.95 Grams, (9.58 Dwt). Measurements: 41 mm by 19 mm (1.61 x 0.75 Inches). Hallmarks: No marks, electronically tested for 18 karats gold. Arms of Prince of Wales The Prince of Wales's feathers – Almost History The coat of arms of the Prince of Wales is the official personal heraldic insignia of the Princes of Wales, a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, formerly the Kingdom of Great Britain and before that the Kingdom of England. Since Edward I awarded it to his son the future Edward II, the heir apparent to the English throne has been created with the title Prince of Wales. The history of the coat of arms is closely linked with those of the Royal coat of arms of England and the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. However, as the noted antiquarian and heraldist Charles Boutell wrote in 1863, "The Arms of the Prince of Wales have a distinct individuality of their own, with which nothing ought to be directly associated". History The badge has no connection with the native Princes of Wales. Its use is generally traced back to Edward, the Black Prince (1330–1376), eldest son and heir apparent of Edward III of England. Edward bore (as an alternative to his differenced royal arms) a shield of Sable, three ostrich feathers argent, described as his "shield for peace", probably meaning the shield he used for jousting. These arms can be seen several times on his chest tomb in Canterbury Cathedral, alternating with his royal arms (the royal arms of King Edward III...