An antique gold-cased combination watch-key and locket, the body modelled as a basket of fruit and flowers, hinged to reveal a hair-set locket compartment; a fob seal modelled as two doves, the rectangular chalcedony matrix seal engraved with a dog lying by a sundial, with French legend translating to 'Time Passes, Friendship Remains'; two foliate and scroll-chased gold-cased fob seals; and three various fob seals, each with seal-engraved matrix, all suspended from a snake-skin textured split-ring.

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An antique gold-cased combination watch-key and locket, the body modelled as a basket of fruit and flowers, hinged to reveal a hair-set locket compartment; a fob seal modelled as two doves, the rectangular chalcedony matrix seal engraved with a dog lying by a sundial, with French legend translating to 'Time Passes, Friendship Remains'; two foliate and scroll-chased gold-cased fob seals; and three various fob seals, each with seal-engraved matrix, all suspended from a snake-skin textured split-ring.
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