Museum Quality Circa 1860 Victorian Slide Bracelet
This Victorian slide chain bracelet is Circa 1860 and an amazing piece of history. The Victorian slide bracelet was a fashion accessory formerly worn by many women in nineteenth century England. Before the creation of the wrist watch, Victorian women wore their time piece on a neck chain that stayed in place with a decorative station that supported the watch. With a variety of these "stations" to wear with different outfits, they needed some use for all that jewelry after the wrist watch came into fashion. This is one of the largest and finest examples of slide chain bracelets from that elegant bygone era. The bracelet is composed of 5 acid tested 10K and 2 acid tested 14K slides. Each slide would represent a special occasion in the lady's life. Five of the slides are accented with seed pearls. and several have intricate black enamel designs against the gold. The focal point is a spectacular hard stone cameo link. The widest link is 3/4 inches wide and the smallest is 1/2 inch wide. The bracelet weighs 70.1 grams and is in excellent original condition. Please examine the photos to see the intricate design of each link. The craftsmanship involved in creating something as beautiful as this from that era is exceptional.
This Victorian slide chain bracelet is Circa 1860 and an amazing piece of history. The Victorian slide bracelet was a fashion accessory formerly worn by many women in nineteenth century England. Before the creation of the wrist watch, Victorian women wore their time piece on a neck chain that stayed in place with a decorative station that supported the watch. With a variety of these "stations" to wear with different outfits, they needed some use for all that jewelry after the wrist watch came into fashion. This is one of the largest and finest examples of slide chain bracelets from that elegant bygone era. The bracelet is composed of 5 acid tested 10K and 2 acid tested 14K slides. Each slide would represent a special occasion in the lady's life. Five of the slides are accented with seed pearls. and several have intricate black enamel designs against the gold. The focal point is a spectacular hard stone cameo link. The widest link is 3/4 inches wide and the smallest is 1/2 inch wide. The bracelet weighs 70.1 grams and is in excellent original condition. Please examine the photos to see the intricate design of each link. The craftsmanship involved in creating something as beautiful as this from that era is exceptional.
This Victorian slide chain bracelet is Circa 1860 and an amazing piece of history. The Victorian slide bracelet was a fashion accessory formerly worn by many women in nineteenth century England. Before the creation of the wrist watch, Victorian women wore their time piece on a neck chain that stayed in place with a decorative station that supported the watch. With a variety of these "stations" to wear with different outfits, they needed some use for all that jewelry after the wrist watch came into fashion. This is one of the largest and finest examples of slide chain bracelets from that elegant bygone era. The bracelet is composed of 5 acid tested 10K and 2 acid tested 14K slides. Each slide would represent a special occasion in the lady's life. Five of the slides are accented with seed pearls. and several have intricate black enamel designs against the gold. The focal point is a spectacular hard stone cameo link. The widest link is 3/4 inches wide and the smallest is 1/2 inch wide. The bracelet weighs 70.1 grams and is in excellent original condition. Please examine the photos to see the intricate design of each link. The craftsmanship involved in creating something as beautiful as this from that era is exceptional.