Gilt copper-alloy, 7.11 grams, 24.68 mm. 17th century AD. A gilt-bronze pendant of a style popular with the gentry of the Georgian age, usually displaying a classical bust or the owner's monogram. The openwork casting consists of a suspension ring extending to two connected crescents bearing laurel-leaf detailing, the lower ends of which are attached to the base which comprises a plain border enclosing a dished panel of radiating bands and a central knop. On the underside is a glass intaglio in the form of an ellipse with a classical bust motif showing a male clothed in a toga. Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals, London, 2008, p.133. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old American collection.