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Antique 19th century gold cased watch key
Antique 19th century gold cased watch key
Antique 19th century gold cased watch key
Antique 19th century gold cased watch key
Antique 19th century gold cased watch key
Antique 19th century gold cased watch key
Antique 19th century gold cased watch key
Antique 19th century gold cased watch key

Miniature gold cased watch key

£110.00

Antique 19th century gold cased watch key

A delightful antique watch key decorated with a chased gold swirl pattern to the sides. Set with a nice square cut chalcedony to one side, and a foiled rock crystal to the other. The foiling on this has deteriorated with age, likely a bit of water damage. This has only given the stone greater depth and we just love how it looks! The bail swivels, as the piece was made to wind a watch. The gold casing is very buttery and beautiful; it’s likely it sits over a core of base metal which was done to give the item strength. It measures around 3.06cm in length and 1.05cm at widest. It likely made in the Victorian era.

Hallmarked: no

Tested 15ct gold cased

Gross weight: 1.8g

Condition: foiling to rock crystal has deteriorated; very good otherwise

This item is part of our miniature fobs collection

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