Gold fob seal with intaglio armorial

A large early 19th century gold fob seal with chalcedony armorial intaglio.

The arms are the Malcolm family Lairds of Poltalloch.

32mm high 13.2 grams

Provenance; part of the remaining contents of Poltalloch House, Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland. Poltalloch was the family seat from the late 18th century, the house was rebuilt at great expense in 1830 by the 12th Laird. The family later moved to one of their other homes, Duntrune Castle and Poltalloch was left unkept, it was in a ruinous state by the 1950's and is now just a shell.