Georgian Cupid as Auctioneer "Who Bids Most" Intaglio Seal Fob target rings shimmering beautifully as it moves

shimmering beautifully as it moves in the light

They're set in 9 karat gold

designed to be flexible and also simulate snake scales

It's held in place by 53 slender claws

and featured in a 2014 TV documentary "The Million Pound Necklace: Inside Boodles"

Georgian Cupid as Auctioneer "Who Bids Most" Intaglio Seal Fob target rings shimmering beautifully as it movesDATE: 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