A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED AMETHYST DESK SEAL, TAILLERIE... Lot 145
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A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED AMETHYST DESK SEAL, TAILLERIE DE ROYAT, ROYAT-LES-BAINS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
the quartz handle of tapering oval section, the leafy silver base mount terminating in a silver matrix later engraved with the heraldic achievement of Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond (1944-2014), 9.5cm long, in its green mottled papered case, the interior with printed stamp for the Taillerie de Royat; together with
a seal impression of the arms in a plastic box
The Auvergnat company 'La Taillerie de Royat' was founded in 1890 to cut locally mined amethyst and other semi-precious stones, at its peak employing almost 80 workers, finally ceasing activity in 2004.
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