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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.
Antique seals come in all shapes, sizes and colours
Antique seals come in all shapes, sizes and colours

If any piece of jewellery can be regarded as well and truly timeless, it is the seal. These beauties have been adorning the necks and fingers of the significant and noble for thousands of years.

Worn on an elegant chain, antique seal pendants, with their intricate carvings and precious materials, make an eye-catching talking point as well as a arresting style statement.

We love the variety you get with antique seals, each and every one has its own character and story to tell. We especially love the animal motifs!

Antique seals
There is so much character in antique seals, each one has a story to tell

Look out for blank seals, for which you can design a unique, personalised carving. A very cool way to take a piece of history and make it your very own.

Antique seals look great when paired and layered with chains
Antique seals look great when paired and layered with chains
A large Georgian Seal with Bloodstone Crest Intaglio
A large Georgian Seal with Bloodstone Crest Intaglio
Layer your seal with chains and lockets
Layer your seal with chains and lockets

A bit of history

The use of seals dates right back to the earliest civilisations. In early Mesopotamia, cylinder seals were carved from stone or shell and were used to imprint patterns by rolling them across paper or other materials. The Ancient Egyptians used signet rings with hieroglyphs carved into them. East Asian civilisations have employed seals as a form of written identification since the Qin Dynasty (221 BC).

A Mesopotamian cylinder seal with a modern impression depicting hunting scene, circa 2250–2150 B.C
A Mesopotamian cylinder seal with a modern impression depicting hunting scene, circa 2250–2150 B.C

Seals are used for a myriad of purposes, but most commonly identify a particular person or institution’s involvement or approval – a maker’s mark or personal sign-off – by stamping a unique seal into wax, clay or (using ink) onto paper.

Antique seal wax

We love seals for their enduring style, connection to the past and versatility.

Which Seal are You? Here’s a selection…

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