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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 MoreThis 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.
was made circa 1815. It is triple sided and the cornelian agateA variety of cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), typically banded in appearance. The use of agate in jewellery dates back to the Stone Age. has been carved with family crests of a Baronet.
The intaglios are finely engraved. The first one is a dog holding a shell which could indicate a pilgrimage to a place such as Compostella that the family had undertaken at some pointA unit of weight for a diamond, being one-hundredth of a metric carat. It is used for weights that are decimal fractions of a carat, and all figures after the second decimal point are, in the diamond and jewellery trade, generally discarded. in their history. There is a garter below with the family motto. “Pramium virtutis honor” which translates “Honor is the reward for virtue”. Then there is a monogram within.
The second side is the family coat of arms which includes a hand in a shield and a cross. The third side is a good 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. of a head in the antiqueFrom the Latin 'antiquus', meaning 'old and long in existence', it is generally used to refer to collectible artifacts of at least 100 years of age.
style. This was popular in the late 18th and early 19th century as many families went on the Grand Tour to Italy where they studied antiquity.
Carved with unique images and letters, using the finest materials, antique seal pendants are bold, elegant and unusual in a contemporary setting.
Discover MoreBuying antique jewellery is both ethical and eco-friendly as harmful and destructive mining processes are not needed to make an item yours. So give yourself a pat on the back!
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