Antique Victorian French Guard Chain With Clip Silver 18ct Gold Gilt

Details

A fancy antique French guard chain from the late 19^th Century consisting of bumpy silver cable links all gilded in a bright 18ct yellow gold. It’s fitted with the classic claw clasp at the bottom, complete with a French silver boar mark and is accompanied by an ornate clip embossed with an image of an elegant woman wearing classical clothing and looking in a mirror.

Guard chains were at the height of popularity in the 18^th & 19^th 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 length, measuring 56 inches in total and can be worn as one long chain or looped twice around the neck to create two festoons of gold. 

WEIGHT: 27.2 grams

MEASURES: Length 56 inches x Width 3mm – Clip 17 x 17mm – Clasp 

METAL: Silver/ 18ct Gold Gilt (Tested) 

AGE: Victorian. (Circa 1880 – 1900) 

MARKS: French Silver Boar mark 

CONDITION: Excellent 

ITEM NUMBER: 23-616 

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