ANTIQUE FOB SEAL GOLD W SNAKE, INTAGLIO CARVED PORTRAIT

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Extraordinary signed antique fob seal made of 18 carat gold and intaglio carved with the portrait of a very beautiful woman, Princess Charlotte. Made first decades of the 1800's, in England.

A little over 1 1/8 inch high. The oval bottom is just over 1 inch long. Weighs 12 grams.

The fob is in the form of a snake, coiled around itself many times, with part of the coiled body forming a loop (for attaching to a chain). The open mouth of the snake stretches over part of it's own body. The base of the fob is very beautifully worked with filigree and granulation, forming swags and borders.
The seal, set at the base of the fob, is an intaglio hand carved paste (glass) of exceptional beauty. It is the miniature portrait of Princess Charlotte, depicted as a great Regency Beauty, in profile. Long, long neck, somewhat aristocratic long nose, her hair piled on her head with superb depiction of locks and curls. Quality of the carving is extraordinary.

Set in the sleeve of her dress are initials, which look like H.A. The gold is not marked, but it tested for 18k.

Very good condition.

Princess Charlotte was the daughter of George IV and married to Prince Leopold. She died in 1817.

James Tassie produced imitations of intaglios in paste, copying both famous collections of gems and portraits and paintings of the Regency period. Intaglio carved paste is often referred to as a "Tassie".

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