Antique silver mourning bracelet, padlock clasp

Antique silver mourning bracelet, padlock claspA gorgeous Victorian sterling silver mourning bracelet. It is made up of a lovely chunky brick link in unmarked sterling silver. The bracelet is held together by a fancy sterling silver padlock clasp with a hinged mechanism. The front of the padlock features a crystal hair verso with a lock of brown plaited hair and the back has a decorative chased engraved pattern. A truly beautiful piece of sentiment jewellery. The entire piece is unmarked but tests

The front is unusually decorated with a nice range of stones and colourways

The charms are unmarked but test as silver

US ring size 7

It has been monogrammed with initials on the back along with the date 1-2-99 (1st February 1899)

see picture 2 for a close up

some residual marks in the bottle inside

There are two flowers here

the fleur-de-lis or lily flower has many theories as to its symbolism ranging from having connections in high power or royalty to life

Just under 0

attached to the reverse is the belt clip and the accessories are further suspended from the bottom

we are able to advise whether the piece is running but a full service is always recommended for any timepiece following travel

5" length match cover4" diameter ashtray1" height ashtray2