An extremely rare Elizabeth I Scottish mounted Charm Stone

£2,000 - £2,500

An extremely rare Elizabeth I Scottish mounted Charm Stone, of conical form with two sections of chain, decorated with two gilt ball links with applied beads and piercing, unmarked c.1580, the stone 0.75in (2cm) diameter. Literature See Finlay's Scottish Gold & Silverwork Plates 13 & 14 & pp 44, 45, 46 and 47 for examples and details of these legendary talismans and their curative properties.