Victorian Silver & Niello Slide Mirror Locket w/ Button Hook Jet Covering the surface are multiple

Covering the surface are multiple French paste crystals

which hangs from a filigree wirework topper featuring a hidden bail stamped with a "14K" purity mark

William Spratling is often referred to the "Father of Contemporary Mexican Silver" which is a title that was well deserved

1 1/4" wide at the back legs

Victorian Silver & Niello Slide Mirror Locket w/ Button Hook Jet Covering the surface are multipleNiello is the art of ornamenting metal surfaces that is thought to have originated with the Egyptians and spread throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. It is enamel like substance made alloys of sulfur, copper, silver and lead and used as an inlay on engraved metal. A fabulous and Niello piece from the Victorian (ca1880) era! Probably once worn as an addition on a chatelaine, this wonderful and unusual piece is comprised of a silver and Niello slide