{"product_id":"a-chalcedony-watch-fob-seal-mid-19th-century","title":"A Chalcedony Watch Fob Seal, Mid-19th Century","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"222\"\u003eThis elegant mid-nineteenth century watch fob seal features a finely carved chalcedony matrix suspended within a sculptural metal mount, created to be worn upon a gentleman’s watch chain as both ornament and personal seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"608\"\u003eCollected by Kathryn Hastings during the earliest years of her artistic practice, this was one of the first antique seals in her personal collection and appears throughout her early work, including some of the clear wax seals that helped define her initial visual language. The impression became part of the evolving symbolic vocabulary from which much of her later work would emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1545\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBearing the marks and character of age, handling, and use, this piece is sold as-is, with no returns accepted. Please review all photographs carefully before acquiring.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1607\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShipped fully insured with signature required upon delivery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kathryn Hastings \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49515513643175,"sku":null,"price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/2921\/8983\/files\/DSC02328.jpg?v=1778194539","url":"https:\/\/kathrynhastingsco.com\/products\/a-chalcedony-watch-fob-seal-mid-19th-century","provider":"KATHRYN HASTINGS \u0026 CO.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}