Pendants With Our Seal of Approval
Carved with unique images and letters, using the finest materials, antique seal pendants are bold, elegant and unusual in a contemporary setting.
Discover MoreA wonderful and unusual markedA small hallmark or punchmark either on the inside or outside of the shank which indicates the metal is platinum, gold or silver. If the metal is gold, it could also indicate the carat, e.g. 18 carat gold. 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold sealA stone or metal plaque carved with an image (an intaglio) but with design reversed so that it is readable when impressed in wax.
. It has a detailed carved intaglioAn engraved stone, the opposite of a cameo, with a recessed design cut below the surface of the stone. Intaglio designs are common for signet rings and fob seals. crest with the words “Prudens simplicitas” and “Esto Perpetua” – family mottos – and the same bird and coiled snake that is in the gold work. It would appear to be a double centenary commemorative seal as it has engraved on the sides ‘1706 • 1808′ and ’18th June 1908’.
Wonderful seal!
Assayed in Birmingham 1901, 15ct
Maker's mark 'Vaughton'
Carved with unique images and letters, using the finest materials, antique seal pendants are bold, elegant and unusual in a contemporary setting.
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