Antique Victorian French Long Guard Chain Silver 18ct Gold Gilt Garnet

Antique Victorian French Long Guard Chain Silver 18ct Gold Gilt GarnetA stylish antique French guard chain from the late 19th Century, consisting of fancy, open work links with scrolling, milgrain motifs in the centre. The links are fashioned in silver, gilded in a bright 18ct yellow gold and fitted with a ring clasp at the end, complete with a French silver hallmark. 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

5mm x Width 5

or a timeless heirloom for a loved one

ITEM NUMBER: 20-778

loop) x Width 28mm x Depth 8mm

creativity and passion

ITEM NUMBER: 23-590

A fabulous pair of antique Victorian earrings from the late 1800s built around two jet-black onyx spheres which are held in 18ct gold bands engraved with flowers

Maker’s marks

and the 15ct gold standard (discontinued in 1932) also makes it highly collectable

The pair are fashioned in gold gilt with 18ct gold hook wires at the top They’re very pretty and date to the early 20th Century

set with a soft-lavender amethyst abdomen (approx

ITEM NUMBER: 24-175