Antique Victorian Gold Gilt Guard Chain Antique Pendants

Antique Victorian Gold Gilt Guard Chain Antique PendantsA silky antique Victorian guard chain from the late 19th Century made up of faceted cable links with a claw clasp at the bottom, all fashioned in pinchbeck and gilded in a high carat yellow gold. Guard chains were at the height of popularity in the 18th & 19th Century. Both fashionable and practical, they were deliberately long enough to be tucked into a belt and the clasp was usually adorned with a pocket watch, lorgnette or muff. It has a good

Amethyst is the birthstone for February

FACE MEASURES: Height 9mm x Width 10mm x Depth 4mm

The piece features a high-relief cameo carving

STONES: Citrines (22 x 10mm

MEASURES: Length 47mm x Width 11mm across the bell

matt texturing

Quartz beads (approx

The pair are a union of silver and gold and have a wonderful floral design with milgrain edging

ITEM NUMBER: 24-52

ITEM NUMBER: 20-226

5 inches and is held securely by a large ring clasp at the end

Together the colours of each stone pay tribute to the women’s Suffragette movement which took place in the early 20th Century and symbolised