Angled view of Georgian-era gold fob with a carnelian intaglio carved with the word "BEWARE" in mirror image and the image of a mousetrap and mouse, shown on white background.
Angled view of Georgian-era gold fob with a carnelian intaglio carved with the word "BEWARE" in and the image of a mousetrap and mouse, shown on dark background. Captioned with "MIRROR IMAGE" indicating that the image has be mirrored to show how the image would look impressed in wax.
Side profile view of Georgian-era gold fob with a carnelian intaglio shown on dark textured background.
Angled view of Georgian-era gold fob with a carnelian intaglio carved with the word "BEWARE" in mirror image and the image of a mousetrap and mouse, shown held in hand
Detail view of Georgian-era gold fob with a carnelian intaglio carved with the word "BEWARE" in mirror image and the image of a mousetrap and mouse, shown held between fingers.
Vintage

c1830 "Beware" Intaglio Fob

Angled view of Georgian-era gold fob with a carnelian intaglio carved with the word "BEWARE" in mirror image and the image of a mousetrap and mouse, shown on white background.
Angled view of Georgian-era gold fob with a carnelian intaglio carved with the word "BEWARE" in and the image of a mousetrap and mouse, shown on dark background. Captioned with "MIRROR IMAGE" indicating that the image has be mirrored to show how the image would look impressed in wax.
Side profile view of Georgian-era gold fob with a carnelian intaglio shown on dark textured background.
Angled view of Georgian-era gold fob with a carnelian intaglio carved with the word "BEWARE" in mirror image and the image of a mousetrap and mouse, shown held in hand
Detail view of Georgian-era gold fob with a carnelian intaglio carved with the word "BEWARE" in mirror image and the image of a mousetrap and mouse, shown held between fingers.
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An exquisite little Georgian-era fob set with a carved carnelian intaglio bearing the word "BEWARE" above a mouse outside a mousetrap. Carved in reverse so that a wax impression appears in mirror image. Dates to c1830 and likely English. Like most fobs of this era, it is cased in a shell of high carat gold with a base metal structure. 

Materials

Carnelian and Gold Cased

Date

c1830

Condition

Very Good.

Size

Height: 3/4" (not including bale)

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