ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CUPID AND HEARTS CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SEAL FOB

Listed to Metal Corset II is this sweet carnelian intaglio seal fob depicting cupid, or winged a cherub, and two hearts.

The French sentiment above reads, "il cherche un," translated as, "it seeks," or something similar.

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ANTIQUE VICTORIAN MOTTO WAX SEAL WHEEL WITH 9 DIFFERENT IMPRESSIONS

Newly listed to Metal Corset II is this antique Victorian motto wax seal wheel.  There are 9 different impressions in all including a rare Tempus Fugit hourglass with the motto "Time Is Short" above.

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FRENCH VICTORIAN AMETHYST GLASS INTAGLIO MOTTO SEAL- YOU NEVER SAID GOODBYE

Newly list to Metal Corset II is this sweet Victorian intaglio motto seal.  It has a beautifully carved butterfly with the French phrase, "VOUS IL NE DIT JAMAIS ADIEU," which translates to, "You Never Said Goodbye."

The intaglio seal is purple glass to simulate amethyst and probably came from an French intaglio seal motto set which would've had several different seals in this style.

GEORGIAN MEMENTO MORI INTAGLIO SKULL WAX SEAL

This Georgian intaglio seal fob has a finely engraved carnelian base with the image of a skull beneath the motto, "Fear Wavering," and the letters "FW".

Many individuals in the Medieval through Victorian eras carried memento mori tokens with the skull or skeleton motif as a reminder of their own mortality or the inevitability of death, and with death, life has meaning and purpose.

Sometimes an hourglass or fugit tempus would accompany these skulls/skeleton symbolizing "time flees."

The second photo shows the seal impression.

GEORGIAN MEMENTO MORI SKULL AND CROSSBONES ARMORIAL WAX SEAL MATRIX

Soon to be listed to Metal Corset II is this late 1700s early 1800s French memento mori armorial wax seal matrix depicting a skull and crossbones inside a shield topped with a winged helmet flanked by the initials H V G.

Most likely a 1700s early 1800s Freemason seal which gained its root from the traditions of the York Rite Chivalric Orders.

Here's an interesting link on the history of memento mori symbolism and Freemasonry:
http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/skull-bones.html

PRE-GEORGIAN 1690S MEMENTO MORI ENAMELED SKELETON AND FACETED STUART CRYSTAL MOURNING SLIDE

An extremely fine example of a faceted Stuart Crystal memento mori slide with an enameled skeleton holding a staff in one hand and a tempus fugit (hourglass symbolizing "time flees") in the other.

The skeleton rests upon a bed of brunette hair and is flanked by two high karat gold cipher wire initials.

The sawtooth bezel slide case is 22 karat gold.

VICTORIAN PINCHBECK SEED PEARL HEART AND HAIR MOURNING BROOCH 1860s

Newly listed to Metal Corset II is this stunning Victorian era seed pearl heart and hair memorial Pinchbeck locket brooch.

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