Fob seal
Category
Jewellery
Date
1790
Materials
Agate, enamel, gold, and hair.
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288840
Summary
Georgian gold dress fob, circa 1790. Designed as two-row and three-row tiers of gold openwork links alternating with oblong plaques translucence royal blue and white line enamelled, divided by a cushion-shaped enamelled gold plaque mounted with half pearl-set hair locket centre under a glazed cover, the fob terminating in a rotating three-sided gold and hard stone intaglio miniature fob seal, a lady's gold cannetille work miniature fob seal with orange agate base stamped 'Verite' and a gold watch key.
Provenance
Calke Abbey and contents transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Marks and inscriptions
Lady's gold cannetille miniature fob seal with orange agate base.: Verite