Sizable Sterling Extended Watch Fob C 1890 Georgian jewelry Chinese for Export to France

Chinese for Export to France

The nation's loss in the Franco-Prussian War left the French worried about what would occur if women got jobs and education

The adornments became a relic of this political era

hyper-pink gold examples like this from this period

Sizable Sterling Extended Watch Fob C 1890 Georgian jewelry Chinese for Export to FranceA special, late Victorian, Art Nouveau watch fob featuring sizable panels of art nouveau textured, double sided decoration that lead to a sleek, harshly oval fob with decoration all around. The fob is engraved with initials AH at the bottom. This extension was meant to allow the fob to hang decoratively from the top of a button affixed to a waistcoat, and serve a display function, as well as a use case, where the fob could be used to seal important