A 19th century gold fob seal, unmarked, circa 1810-1837, shaped rectangular form, the border chased with animals, with a lyre-shaped stem, foliate decoration, wring terminal, the agate matrix engraved with the Royal Arms, length 5.6cm, total gross weight 0.8oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. the arms are those of the Secretary to the Treasury and can be dated to 1814 to 1837 by the crown and small shield in the middle: therefore- 1814-1823 the office of Senior Secretary to the Treasury was Charles Arbuthnot, 1823-1827 it was Stephen Rumbold Lushington and 1827-1830 it was Joseph Planta. After 1830 the title was changed.

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