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Antique Art Nouveau Desk Top Seal Fluorite Fluorspar Silver Iris Initials E M J
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This unusual silver French desk top seal with a chunky violet fluorite handle has been handcrafted in 1895 ca. The fluorite fluorspar is set in a silver mount and decorated with iris and leaves. The oval seal bears the initials E M J under a small crown surrounded ba a narrow rim.
On the rim of the seal we see an impressed French silver hallmark and a French makers mark in a lozenge: L (image of a duck ) M.
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- Weight:55.47 g
- Dimensions:Width: 0.91 in (23 mm)Length: 3.08 in (78 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1895
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Munich, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU149017907411
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