POST MEDIEVAL GOLD 'GORDON FAMILY CREST' FOB SEAL MATRIX 19th century AD A gold fob seal with openwork mount, the oval green/red bloodstone seal with intaglio crest of a wreathed and bearded demi-savage with 'DREAD GOD' motto above and initials 'RG' in script below within oval cartouche. 7.81 grams, 35mm long (seal face 25mm) (1 1/2" (1")). Extremely fine condition. [No Reserve] Provenance Property of a Warwickshire gentleman; formerly in the private collection of the famous actor Leslie Phillips; acquired 1950-1960. Literature Cf. Butters, Laurence, Fairbairn's Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, p.209 and pl.14, crest 11. Footnotes This crest (sometimes with minor variations) and motto are associated with branches of the Scottish Gordon family of Lochinvar; the motto is also that of Clan Munro(e). Born in 1924 in London, Leslie Phillips attended the Italia Conti Academy where he developed the slightly affected accent which became his trademark. He usually played a roguish, suave charmer, and also enjoyed successful comic roles in the early Carry On films and on radio’s The Navy Lark. He has appeared in more than fifty films, plays and TV series spanning six decades; and recently gained new fans through his appearances in the Harry Potter films. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours; promoted to Commander (CBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.
POST MEDIEVAL GOLD 'GORDON FAMILY CREST' FOB SEAL MATRIX 19th century AD A gold fob seal with openwork mount, the oval green/red bloodstone seal with intaglio crest of a wreathed and bearded demi-savage with 'DREAD GOD' motto above and initials 'RG' in script below within oval cartouche. 7.81 grams, 35mm long (seal face 25mm) (1 1/2" (1")). Extremely fine condition. [No Reserve] Provenance Property of a Warwickshire gentleman; formerly in the private collection of the famous actor Leslie Phillips; acquired 1950-1960. Literature Cf. Butters, Laurence, Fairbairn's Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, p.209 and pl.14, crest 11. Footnotes This crest (sometimes with minor variations) and motto are associated with branches of the Scottish Gordon family of Lochinvar; the motto is also that of Clan Munro(e). Born in 1924 in London, Leslie Phillips attended the Italia Conti Academy where he developed the slightly affected accent which became his trademark. He usually played a roguish, suave charmer, and also enjoyed successful comic roles in the early Carry On films and on radio’s The Navy Lark. He has appeared in more than fifty films, plays and TV series spanning six decades; and recently gained new fans through his appearances in the Harry Potter films. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours; promoted to Commander (CBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.
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