New Antiquities. —We Lave, on various occasionswarned our antiquarian readers against spurious fabrif cations of articles of curiosity and vertu, especially o certain mediaeval seals in jet, a substance easily engazed or fashioned into any shape. Hie unprint i iled fabricators of these objects, encouraged, no doubt, by their success among the unwary, continue to follow their criminal occupation, and have lately attempted a higher flight. We have lately been shown a jet seal, bearing the head of the Emperor Severus, with bis name and titles! We believe the atelier of the rogues whose ingenuity is exercised upon these counterfeits, is somewhere in Yorkshire. While on this subject, we may mention that we have been informed that, at many of the curiosity shops in London, forged monastic and other mediaeval brass seals are kept on sale; and some of them being casts of real specimens, are well calculated :o dupe the inexperienced.— Literary Gazette.
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New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 783, 15 October 1853, Page 3
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