A COLLECTION OF GEORGIAN AND VICTORIAN GOLD SEALS

£2,500 - £3,000

A COLLECTION OF GEORGIAN AND VICTORIAN GOLD SEALS, comprising a total of twenty pedestal seals and fob seals with hardstone, citrine and amethyst intaglio bases, suspended from Georgian gold split rings and Victorian connecting rings on a modern gilt metal chain, max. pendant height 4cm, chain length 74cm, gross weight 213.8g, some seals may contain metal element

The principal examples include: the head of a Plantagenet king with swivelling green chrysoberyl base; a mortar cannon with sardonyx base also engraved with a cannon; an elephant with nicolo onyx base; a hound with hinged base opening to reveal a hair locket compartment; a coloured gold vine seal with matching watch key.