Dutch .833 Silver Chatelaine Fob Chain with Two Spinning Seals

Two strands of ribbed barrel links, with a fine belcher chain running between them, lead to a rectangular centrepiece, hinged at both ends, with an applied twelve-point rosette of faceted lozenge petals around a boss with an incised lattice, and engraved hatched borders down both long sides. Two spinning fob seals hang below in ornate frames with ball finials and metal bases. Hallmarked on the lower end plate with the Dutch .833 standard mark, a walking lion with the numeral 2, and on the plaque with the helmeted Minerva head of the Dutch assay office; the maker's mark, in a rectangular punch, is struck on both end plates. Not magnetic. Weight 33g, length 16cm.