Victorian 'Jane' Smoky Quartz Intaglio Fob Seal

A delightful Victorian fob seal, crafted in warm 9ct gold and set with a beautifully carved smoky quartz intaglio bearing the name ‘Jane’ in elegant cursive script. Dating to the 19th century, this charming little treasure would once have been used to impress its owner's name into warm sealing wax upon handwritten letters. 
 
There is something particularly enchanting about the name Jane, recalling Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, with its windswept Yorkshire moors, candlelit corridors and fiercely independent heroine. A story of love, courage and the determination to remain true to oneself, it lends this little seal a wonderfully literary romance. One can almost imagine it resting upon a writing desk beside an inkpot and a bundle of letters, waiting to leave its impression upon another carefully folded page.
 
Today, this beautiful Victorian seal could be worn upon a gold chain as a deeply personal talisman, a reminder of the power of words, the freedom to think for oneself and the importance of writing one's own story. A wonderfully characterful antique treasure, carrying the mystery of its original owner and the romance of another age.
 
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”

~ Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre