The De Vesci Seal

Sir Alfred Gilbert British
 Commissioned by John Robert William Vesey, 4th Viscount de Vesci British

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The Fourth Viscount de Vesci commissioned this on January 1, 1891, for presentation to his wife, née Lady Evelyn Chartiers, on their silver wedding anniversary. Gilvert was then working on his major commissions, the Eros fountain in Piccadilly and the tomb of the Duke of Clarence at Windsor.

The De Vesci Seal, Sir Alfred Gilbert (British, London 1854–1934 London), Patinated and gilt silver, gold, enamel, turquoise, glass and heliotrope intaglio, British

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The De Vesci Seal, Sir Alfred Gilbert (British, London 1854–1934 London), Patinated and gilt silver, gold, enamel, turquoise, glass and heliotrope intaglio, British
The De Vesci Seal, Sir Alfred Gilbert (British, London 1854–1934 London), Patinated and gilt silver, gold, enamel, turquoise, glass and heliotrope intaglio, British

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