Antique 9K & Carved Carnelian Intaglio Fob natural pearl with a pale yellow citrine

with a pale yellow citrine at the center

Verre églomisé is a French term referring to the process of applying both a design and gilding onto the rear face of glass to produce a mirror finish

often by professionals

like the Romans

Size (cannot be resized): 7-7

Antique 9K & Carved Carnelian Intaglio Fob natural pearl with a pale yellow citrineEighteenth and Nineteenth Century gentlemen tended to decorate their watch chains with fobs. Watches were worn in the waistcoat pocket, with a chain attached for easy access. The fob helped to add a counterweight so the chain wouldn't be pulled by the heavier watch. Some fobs were merely ornamental, and others held a practical purpose and were put to use as stamps for sealing wax on letters and important documents, such as this example. Part of the