“TOUJOURS PREST” intaglio seal -- motto translates “Always Ready”

“TOUJOURS PREST” (“Always Ready”), & Arm in Armor, clutching weapon, initials “AC”
Carmichael Family arms & motto

(ref : Fairbairn's Book of Crests, 4th ed, V2, plate 197 #2; and V1, p 83 & 129

Circa : Georgian, c 1810

Seal : dark brown topaz color,

Fob : height 1-1/4”, cushion shape 1” x 13/16”

Gross weight : .4055 troy ounce

Gold tested : 10-12 k
Slight dent to the reeded dome

Provenance : a Williamsburg Virginia collection
# 30062 c ................................................... 975.