18th Century Derby Chelsea "Lying Lion" Porcelain Fob Seal vauxhall glass combined with various romantic sentiments

combined with various romantic sentiments

The inside of the band is inscribed "A Lagdon 7 Dec 1721 ceta 60" with a WC maker's mark

117 - "Cupid seated on a pedestal

with "It" presumably meaning the Bow

18th Century Derby Chelsea "Lying Lion" Porcelain Fob Seal vauxhall glass combined with various romantic sentimentsDATE: Georgian, c. 1750 An original 18th Century porcelain Derby Chelsea period fob seal. This particular piece features a lion, and displays the pale colouring typical of the Chelsea factory. These seals would have been given as love tokens by the rich and famous of the day. This Gerogian piece is not set with a seal and displays the concave base and hollowed middle typical of the early Derby Chelsea period. From Bryant's The Chelsea Porcelian Toys