Victorian Heavy Silver Guard Chain OOS Birmingham 1994

Birmingham 1994

with a cut out quatrefoil middle

Internal circumference: 6

A wonderful example of late Victorian jewellery

since Georgian times to invite a chimney sweep to your wedding for good luck - indeed when Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip a chimney sweep was ushered into Buckingham Palace and the Prince was seen to shake his hand

Victorian Heavy Silver Guard Chain OOS Birmingham 1994DATE: Victorian, c. 1870 Wonderfully tactile antique silver guard chain dating from the latter half of the 19th century. The chunky oval double links (there's a smaller concentric link inside each of the outer ones to keep the links tightly together) have taken on a gorgeous antique patina over the past 150+ years, giving them a smooth almost snake like feel as you move it around in your hand. The length is a generous 56 inches, and it remains