Beautiful large Georgian pinchbeck gold & carnelian fob seal charm / pendant.

In very good condition considering the history and age of this piece.

Some signs of wear as shown in pictures.

Heavy with a very striking piece of fiery carnelian.

This stunning fob seal would look amazing worn on a chain as a pendant or as a very striking charm. A great addition to any collection!

In the Georgian era gold was 18 carat and completely out of the reach of most people.

It was not until 1854 that 9 carat gold was legalised.

Many people wanted to wear gold jewellery and early in the 18th century a London based clock maker and jeweller, Christopher Pinchbeck, invented Pinchbeck which looks like gold and yet is affordable to almost all people. Pinchbeck is an alloy of copper and zinc.

Please study all pictures before purchasing.