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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4508890, member: 5833"]The subject of this whole thread - <a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/eyes-have-it-are-these-intaglios-the-same.44251/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/eyes-have-it-are-these-intaglios-the-same.44251/">Eyes Have It: Are These Intaglios the Same?</a> - is the intaglio set in a gold fob seal that was sold as 15K. (Haven't confirmed.) Probably never actually used as a fob, judging by lack of wear. Looks like handle could be a replacement.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]395678[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It's possible the glass intaglio is Roman. Maybe an owner thought this would be a better way to enjoy it than risking having it in a ring, as a Roman & many a Georgian collector would have worn it.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are lots of fob seals kicking around that were never engraved, & you see bracelets that use them, kind of like a charm bracelet with really big charms.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4508890, member: 5833"]The subject of this whole thread - [URL="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/eyes-have-it-are-these-intaglios-the-same.44251/"]Eyes Have It: Are These Intaglios the Same?[/URL] - is the intaglio set in a gold fob seal that was sold as 15K. (Haven't confirmed.) Probably never actually used as a fob, judging by lack of wear. Looks like handle could be a replacement. [ATTACH=full]395678[/ATTACH] It's possible the glass intaglio is Roman. Maybe an owner thought this would be a better way to enjoy it than risking having it in a ring, as a Roman & many a Georgian collector would have worn it. There are lots of fob seals kicking around that were never engraved, & you see bracelets that use them, kind of like a charm bracelet with really big charms.[/QUOTE]
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