All-Original Victorian 9-Carat Gold T-Bar Chain, English 1870s, 15 Inches
T-bars that have escaped the fate of the fond grow rarer by the day… It’s heartbreaking to know how many melted with the spiking price of gold, so when I see a beautiful, rare open link examples like this, I get a rush of excitement that I simply didn’t have when they were plentiful 10 years ago, when I founded the Curio.
I looked at three comparable chains over the course of a few days to select one to bring into the curio. I settled on this one, because every single link has been hallmarked for 9 carat, and the open links are magial. If I want to clip things onto them, it’s easy; if I want to extend them with another chain, the two dog clips come in clutch – I also like that the T bar is asymmetrically placed in this chain. A beautiful chain, worthy of the best pendants and brooches.
Details
- Era: Victorian, circa 1870s
- Origin: England
- Materials: 9-carat gold
- Length: 15 inches
- Weight: 37.57 g
- Construction: all-original open-link chain with asymmetrically placed T-bar
- Clasps: two dog clips
- Condition: excellent late nineteenth-century condition
- Hallmarks / stamps: every link hallmarked 9ct 375
Shipping & Services
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