Chunky Antique Silver Handcrafted Victorian Chain Necklace c. 1880 it weighs 73 grams

it weighs 73 grams

you would probably go on a Grand Tour of Europe when you came of age (around 20)

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that at one time

Chunky Antique Silver Handcrafted Victorian Chain Necklace c. 1880 it weighs 73 gramsIts amazing what jewelers used to be able to create with just a little bit of material. Collars like this one, hollow and meticulously hand crafted, were testimony to their immense skill. In the 1880s and through the turn of the century jewelers got better and better at making small amounts of metal into jewelry that even by todays standards can only be described as chunky. Nowadays pieces like this would be heavy affairs put together of links that