Georgian Cupid as Auctioneer "Who Bids Most" Intaglio Seal Fob target rings A cool Georgian cameo ring

A cool Georgian cameo ring depicting John Milton

The head is furnished with concentric halos of rubies and pearls

It dates from around 1890 and

The Aesthetic Movement in England was directly inspired by the London International Exhibition of 1862

Georgian Cupid as Auctioneer "Who Bids Most" Intaglio Seal Fob target rings A cool Georgian cameo ringDATE: Georgian, c. 1800 Remarkable antique seal fob dating from the turn of the 19th century, circa 1800. The base is an oval chalcedony panel, intricately intaglio carved with a humorous scene and motto: cupid stands with a heart in one hand, and a gavel in the other beneath the words WHO BIDS MOST. A cheeky play on the idea of value values: presumably the "bid" isn't actually a cash bid in the sense of an auction (as in monetary value), but rather