Sterling silver
Antique Chester 1903 Envelope Charm (27mm)
Antique Chester 1903 Envelope Charm (27mm)
Pieces like this really get me. Anyone familiar with Victorian jewellery knows that the Victorians loved themselves a curiosity, a bit of whimsy, something that was made just for the sake of making it. Unnecessary, over the top, flamboyant. And it makes me so sad, why don't we have little independent jewellers on any street corner nowadays? Making things one-by-one, lovingly, small-batch just because, and people shopping for these little metal delicacies.
This would have been a little case to keep your stamps in. How incredibly precious. It still works, and you could still keep stamps in it if you like, but I mostly adore it for its chubby proportions, darling colour and articulation. I would LOVE it if you kept a tiny letter from someone you loved, or a little drawing from your kid or something like that in it. Or tiny pics! I don't know; something special to you.
This is a stunning example of the type, complete with visible full UK Hallmark for Chester Assay, 1903.
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