Earl of Kingston Fob Seal

Finest quality 15 carat fob seal belonging to George King(1779-1839)the 3rd Earl of Kingston, an Irish nobleman c.1800.

The cornelian intaglio with The Earl’s armorial, out of a coronet a dexter hand with the third and fourth finger turned down.

Seal 2.5cms by 2cms. Fob 3cms.

The scrolled gold mount is elegantly designed with a pendant flame to the centre.

The Third Earl succeeded in 1799 inheriting Mitchelstown Castle which he rebuilt extravagantly in 1823., designed by James and George Richard Pain.

A stylish and historically important Irish fob seal.