18th Century Derby Chelsea Porcelain Fob Seal "Bowing Gallant by Tree-stump" lapis lazuli and with gorgeous granular shoulder

and with gorgeous granular shoulder details

Calibré cut Rubies and Diamonds

This particular piece features cupid sitting on a barrel with a bottle and glass in his hand

the scallop shell became associated with religious pilgrimages such as Granada to Santiago de Compostela in Spain - but since much earlier the shell has been a symbol of fertility

18th Century Derby Chelsea Porcelain Fob Seal "Bowing Gallant by Tree-stump" lapis lazuli and with gorgeous granular shoulderDATE: Georgian, c. 1750 An original 18th Century porcelain Derby Chelsea period fob seal. This one features a well dressed gentleman leaning on a tree stump and displays the green and gold base typical of the Chelsea factory. These seals would have been given as love tokens by the rich and famous of the day. From Bryant's The Chelsea Porcelian Toys (1925) p. 145 "Seal in the form of a Gallant bowing and supported by a green tree stump, he has a black