Antique Edwardian Albert Chain 9ct Gold With T Bar

This fine antique Edwardian Albert chain is made up of ornate links, some engraved, others faceted with larger, interlocking fetter links in between. They’re all fashioned in a rosy 9ct gold that has developed a pleasing patina with age.  

Albert chains were named after Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s consort and were traditionally worn by gentlemen to secure a pocket watch to the buttonhole of a waistcoat. Today, they are also worn as stylish necklaces; a custom that was started by the wives of soldiers during the first World War who wore the chains as a keepsake in the hope they’d return home safely.

It's a wonderful antique Albert chain dating to the early 1900s and complete with its original clasps and T-bar at the bottom with a few extra links at the side that could hold a pendant or medallion.

WEIGHT: 32.8 grams  

MEASURES: Length 15 inches x Width 5-6mm – T-Bar Length 33mm x Width 3mm – Drop 29mm 

METAL: 9ct Gold (Stamped) 

AGE: Edwardian. (Circa 1901 – 1915) 

MARKS: 9ct stamps 

CONDITION: Excellent, commensurate with age

ITEM NUMBER: AJ967 

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