Large Regency seal, modelled in high carat gold, with swirls and a foliate pattern, and a gold fox head! The base is set with a bloodstone, and carved into it is a camel seal. The surname Camel was first found in Somerset, where they held a family seat from ancient times. The Keymell variant hails from Cornwall. "This ancient and respectable family first came into England with William the Conqueror in 1066, and took up their principal abode in Somerset and Devon. But Geoffrey St. Aubyn on his marriage with Elizabeth, heiress of Keymell, became an inhabitant of Cornwall; in which county his descendants have ever since resided. This famous family, which was first denominated from Mount Seyntaubyn in Normandy, after their establishment in this country, formed alliances by marriages in their descent, with the several families of Keymell, Coleshill, Whittington, Grenvill, Mallet, Godolphin, Jenkin, Trenowth, De la Haye, and Morrice Weighs - 22.2g measures - 38mm tall. Base 26mm x 22mm Circa 1820 High carat gold Condition - excellent