£600 - £900
A GOLD AND CARNELIAN ARMORIAL FOB SEAL FOR CAPTAIN ALEXANDER HOOD, CIRCA 1790
the openwork gold fluted mount channel set with an oval seal engraved with the conjoined coats of arms and crest of Hood and his wife Elizabeth Periam -- 1½in. (4cm.) high
Captain Alexander Hood (1758-1798) was a cousin of Samuel Hood, Viscount Hood, and of Alexander Hood, Viscount Bridport. His younger brother was Sir Samuel Hood who captained Zealous at the Battle of the Nile. As a midshipman, Hood served in Resolution on Captain James Cook’s second voyage of exploration. After seeing action in the American War, he was appointed to Mars, 74 guns, in which, on 21 April 1798, he engaged and defeated L’Hercule , 74 guns, in a celebrated single ship fight. Wounded during the engagement, Hood was carried below and died shortly after receiving the sword of the defeated French captain, who was also killed in the action.
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