an intaglio wax seal, made late 18th or early 19th Century
of brass and glass above wax,
engraved with a masonic symbol, the dividers / compass
and the mirrored text:
Keep Within
only 1,8 cm / 0.7 inch heigh - weight less than 1 gr.
two illustrations dating circa 1785, after Robert Dighton, London
showing what to avoid in life depicted in the corners:
Keep within compass and
you shall be sure to escape many troubles that others endure
sold by: delta 98 den haag, The Netherlands
