Memento Mori chain seal in silver and jet, Saint Petrsburg, Russia, second half of 19th century.

Russia second half of the 19th century.

Chain seal in silver and jet.
The seal features a rectangular silver plate with a carved noble coat of arms representing a two-headed eagle. The matrix is crowned by a frame with a wavy profile enriched by sequential leaves. The body of the seal is made of jet, a mineraloid of vegetal origin, a variety of lignite, and is caged by a structure in lost wax cast in 88 zolotnik ( 916.6/1000) silver, depicting a Memento Mori with two skulls and bones, finely finished with a burin. Saint Petersburg, Russia second half of the 19th century.

2,25” – 6 CM H 1,25” – 3 CM L 1,25” – 3 CM D

REF: M5952