Antique Victorian Ivy Book Chain Necklace Gold Gilt Product Type_Bracelet ITEM NUMBER: 19-526

ITEM NUMBER: 19-526

The open-work band is modelled in silver

MEASURES: Fob Height 31mm x Width 25mm - Face Height 24

MEASURES: 16 inches in length x 6mm width – Balls measure 12mm x 20mm each

Antique Victorian Ivy Book Chain Necklace Gold Gilt Product Type_Bracelet ITEM NUMBER: 19-526A wonderful antique Victorian chain from the late 19th Century consisting of gold gilt book links which have developed a rosy bronze hue with age. Each is engraved with an ivy leaf which in Victorian times represented a loving, unbreakable bond, as in the Victorian rhyme Close clings the ivy to the tree, so in my heart I cling to thee. Its a wonderful, articulated chain, in excellent condition and fitted with a new ring clasp at the end. WEIGHT: 12