ANTIQUE GEORGIAN FOB GILT HARDSTONE GEM MEMENTO MORI - For Sale

ANTIQUE GEORGIAN FOB GILT HARDSTONE GEM MEMENTO MORI
Price: $650.00
Antique Georgian swivel fob. Gilt, hardstone gems and sculpted jardinetti scene - memorial to a loved one. Made 18th century - circa 1780. Approx 1 1/8 inches accross. Triple sided fob. One side has a dark stone run through with red marbling (which we believe is called a bloodstone); one side has a creamy ground, shading to yellow with lovely soft greys and pale brown streaks and finally, the 3rd side is gilt metal, built up into the form of a jardinier full of flowers. This theme symbolised love, romance and the loss of a loved one to the Georgians. It is covered with a bevelled crystal ''window''. All sides and arch under which the sides swivel, are repousse gilt metal. Good condition. Status: For Sale Reference#: 4165 Condition: good Year: 1750 Title: ANTIQUE GEORGIAN FOB GILT HARDSTONE GEM MEMENTO MORI

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Seller Details :
Brenda Ginsberg Art & Antiques
1200 S Rogers Cir
Suite 16
Boca Raton
Florida-33487
USA
Contact Details :
Email : antiques@brendaGinsberg.com
Phone : 954-415-0622

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