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WATCH FOB
WATCH FOB
11.200
Unknown
19th c.
The watch fob is made from a simple gold chain with oval links. On one end is a hook to attach to the watch. At the other end is a faceted ball made from cat's eye.
POCKET PENCIL
POCKET PENCIL
11.201
Unknown
ca. 1920
The pencil is reeded lengthwise and has a panel cut with initials on its side. The ends are rounded. One has a ring attached to it and the other has a small hole. If the ring is pulled, a pencil...
THIMBLE
THIMBLE
11.202
Unknown
19th c.
The thimble is made from gold. Around the lower edge are several bands. Some are plain, others are a series of dots and one is engraved with a band of leaves in two color gold. On the upper part...
THIMBLE
THIMBLE
11.203
Unknown
1824-1914
The thimble is made from gold. The lower part has a wide band with medallions. One of these is engraved with a name while the others are engraved with floral motifs. The bottom has a simple band...
COIN
COIN
11.204
Unknown
1880
A six sided coin made from gold. On one side is an Indian head. He is facing to the left, wears a full headress and is surrounded by a border of stars. Underneath the head is the date 1880. On the...
COIN
COIN
11.205
Unknown
19th c.
A round coin made from gold. On the obverse is the head of a woman facing to the left. She wears a tiara and an Empire style hairdo. She is surrounded by a row of six pointed stars. The reverse...
CROSS
CROSS
11.206
Unknown
19th c.
The cross is made from red gold. It is set with eleven faceted cabochon garnets. There is a ring at top for suspension.
BROOCH WITH CAMEO OF CATHERINE II AS MINERVA
BROOCH WITH CAMEO OF CATHERINE II AS MINERVA
11.207
Unknown (Engraver)
after 1789
Cameo depicts Catherine II in profile facing to the right. She is shown in the guise of the goddess Minerva, wearing a classical helmet with laurel leaves crowned with an image of the sphinx. The...
LORGNETTES
LORGNETTES
11.208
Unknown
20th c.
The gold mounted lorgnette folds up into a gold case, which is decorated on each side with a spray of flowers in chased gold on a stippled ground. It has a rectangular shape with a projection on...
SEAL
SEAL
11.209
Unknown
19th c.
The rectangular bloodstone seal has a cut intaglio with a coat of arms. It shows a shield for a baron, supported by a lion and a griffin with a motto on a banderole below and a crown above. The...
SEAL
SEAL
11.210
Unknown
ca. 1810
The oval bloodstone seal is blank. It is set in a gold mounting with reeding. It hangs from a short gold chain with several large links. There is a steel watch key on the other end.
WATCH FOB
WATCH FOB
11.211
Unknown
ca. 1905
The main part of the watch fob is an oval piece mounted in gold. One face is made in bloodstone, the other in carnelian. This is suspended on a swivel which is chased with leaves. On top is a...