Antique Victorian Long Guard Chain 9ct Gold Product Type_Chain It opens to reveal two

It opens to reveal two well preserved photographs kept safe behind glass windows of a mother and her daughter when they were both young girls

dating it to 1968

complete with the maker’s mark and Birmingham hallmarks

The key is inlaid with speckled bloodstone and white agate seals and the heart is topped with a garnet studded shamrock with a hidden locket on the back displaying a lock of curled hair

Antique Victorian Long Guard Chain 9ct Gold Product Type_Chain It opens to reveal twoA fabulous antique Victorian guard chain from the late 19th Century, made up of 9ct yellow gold cable links, interlocking fetter links, textured gold balls with spiral engraving and a hinged claw clasp at the end. 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 often adorned with a pocket watch, lorgnette glasses or