DATE: Victorian, c.1960

An unusual Victorian seal fob pendant set with an intaglio carved rock crystal depicting possibly the most famous horse ever: Black Beauty. The novel, by Anna Sewell, was published in 1877 and became an overnight success. Although it's now considered as a children's book, she wrote it "to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses," inspired by an essay on animals she had earlier read by Horace Bushnell entitled "Essay on Animals". It's narrated from the perspective of the titular horse, considered one of the first fictional animal autobiography. The fob itself is crafted in 9 karat gold with fluted engraving and loop at the top to thread a chain through.

STONES 

Rock Crystal

MEASUREMENTS 

Height: 3.5cm

Base: 2.7 x 2.4cm

WEIGHT 

16.3g

MARKS 

No marks present, tests as 9k gold

CONDITION 

Fair, general wear commensurate with age. Evidence of an old repair (solder)