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Poyaisian Royalty: A George IV silver seal box, John Jago, London, 1823

Lot Closed

January 17, 02:48 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 4,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

circular, with rope-twist borders, the pull-off cover engraved 'Freeman Baron Santanilla 1st April 1823' beneath a coronet, the base pierced for the seal ribbons, and engraved with the monogram GP below a crown,


diameter 5.5cm., 2½in.


This lot will be on view in our New Bond Street galleries on 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 17th January 2024.

Codd, E., Proceedings of an Inquiry and Investigation Relative to Poyais, London, 1824

Sinclair, D., The Land That Never Was: Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Most Audacious Fraud in History, Chatham, 2003.