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c1790 Georgian Steel Intaglio Fob with Bird Carved into Face (on white background)
c1790 Georgian Steel Intaglio Fob with Reverse Side Showing Heraldic Crest (shown on hand for scale)
Detail view of c1790 Georgian Steel Intaglio Fob with Reverse Side Showing Bird Crest (shown on black background)
Detail view of c1790 Georgian Steel Intaglio Fob with Reverse Side Showing Bird Crest (shown on hand for scale)
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c1790 Georgian Steel Intaglio

$325.00
c1790 Georgian Steel Intaglio Fob with Bird Carved into Face (on white background)
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An unusual antique Georgian-era steel intaglio carved on both sides with heraldic imagery. On one side a family crest and on the other a bird holding a branch. Mounting in a filigreed brass fob with a bale so it could be worn as a pendant. Dates to c1790. Would have been used to make an impression in a wax seal.

Materials

Steel and Brass

Date

c1790

Condition

Good. Rust and oxidation to steel. A little green oxidation to brass mounting.

Size

Length: 1.25" (not including bale)