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Carved with unique images and letters, using the finest materials, antique seal pendants are bold, elegant and unusual in a contemporary setting.
Discover MoreA beautifully executed and detailed GeorgianJewellery made in the Georgian era (1714-1830). 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. sealA stone or metal plaque carved with an image (an intaglio) but with design reversed so that it is readable when impressed in wax.
which contains a most unusual subject. There are two cherubs, one taking the arrows out of the quiver while the other sharpens them on the stone wheel. It was made circa 1800-1820 and is typical of the period where imagery played a large part in expressing love to the receiver of trinkets such as this. The wheel is emphasised by the hollowing out of the carnelianA translucent red variety of chalcedony which in its turn is a form of cryptocrystalline quartz. Carnelian has been known and used since antiquity when it was sourced from the surfaces of the Egyptian and Arabian deserts. The most prized carnelian has a true blood-red color..
A fantastic subject!
Unmarked, tested to 15ct gold
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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