Weighty, quality 15 carat gold citrine seal swivel fob with a double intaglio armorial for the Scots Oswald family c.1790.
Heavy reeded handle, tapered strapwork with boss detail.
Seal 4 cms.
14.5 grams.
The crest of a dexter hand issuing from a cloud pointing to a star with the family motto ‘Sequamur’ (Let us follow).
The Oswald family lived in Fingalton,Renfrewshire,Scotland.
The seal likely belonged to James Oswald(1703-1793) the Church of Scotland minister or his son George Oswald(1735-1819) Lord Rector of Glasgow University.
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