Jan & John Maggs
Antiques and Art
Georgian gold-cased carnelian fob
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A beautiful, dimuitive English rectangular fob, gold cased and closed-back set with a lovely carnelian stone, which has been left uncarved. There is a floral decorated ⅝” split ring attached to the bail. The carnelian is bezel-set in a decorative engraved mounting (⅝”x ½”), of flowers and leaves, the mid-section is a basket of fruit, and a matching bail of flowers and feathers sits atop the fruit basket. The fob, which is in lovely condition, measures 1” top to bottom, and the base measures ⅝” x ½”. Including the split ring, it is 1 ½” overall.
English, ca. 1830.
Price: $245
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Inventory #27577
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