Georgian Cupid as Auctioneer "Who Bids Most" Intaglio Seal Fob music box with slender

with slender

worshipped is Chan Buddhisman as Maitreya Buddha - one who will appear on Earth in the future

with slender points alternating big and small

A sublime Art Deco cluster ring set with a juicy natural sapphire

Length of pin: 6

Georgian Cupid as Auctioneer "Who Bids Most" Intaglio Seal Fob music box with slenderDATE: Georgian, c. 1800 Remarkable antique seal fob dating from the turn of the 19th century, circa 1800. The base is an oval chalcedony panel, intricately intaglio carved with a humorous scene and motto: cupid stands with a heart in one hand, and a gavel in the other beneath the words WHO BIDS MOST. A cheeky play on the idea of value values: presumably the "bid" isn't actually a cash bid in the sense of an auction (as in monetary value), but rather