A George III Gold and Hardstone Fob-Seal Apparently Unmarked, Circa

oval, the base engraved with the abbreviated names of the days of the week and with incised lines, the tapering stem engraved with the days of the month, the suspension loop unscrews to allow the stem to rotate to align with the correct day of the week, the matrix cut with the initials 'JM', with a manuscript note written by Henry Calloway, New Church Minister, on black edged paper being the 'Preliminary Reference to the Death of Mr Joseph Mellor of Harshorne, Written for the Funeral Sermon Preached at the Penn Lane Chapel, Melbourne, Derbyshire, on Sunday evening 17th November 1861' 40mm high Provenance: Joseph Mellor of Hartshorne, Derbyshire (probably 1769/1771-1861) and by descent. Matthew Barton, London, 23 November 2010, lot 230. The Matrix Collection. The initials are those of Joseph Mellor of Hartshorne, Derbyshire (probably 1769/1771-1861)

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