£7,000.00
£7,000.00
Tracing its roots back to the Assyrians, Babylonians and Egyptians,
sealing is an ancient process of authentication that has been used by
civilisations for millennia. Since the reigns of Edward the Confessor and
William the Conqueror, seals have been used in Britain to symbolise the
official will and authority of the monarch. Attached to important state
documents as a physical mark of royal ratification, every monarch has
had their own unique seal, with some having multiple due to their
extensive reigns.
Henry VIII, the king from the Tudor dynasty,
he was both a Renaissance king and ambitious
ruler, often laying claim to the throne of France. The golden seal,
or ‘bulla’, used to ratify the Treaty of Amiens between the king and
his close rival Francis I, King of France, was specially created for that
occasion. The seal shows Henry VIII seated upon a Renaissance throne
and it is thought that this style, which deviates from the medieval reverse
designs of his first and second great seals, also went on to inspire the
design for the king’s third and final great seal.
Complete with Box and Certificate
Metal: 999.9 Gold
Weight: 62.42 Grams
Diameter: 40.00 mm
