Victorian French FIX Long Guard Chain Gold Filled Necklace Gold Brooch the shape is gently elongated

the shape is gently elongated

I don’t know much about her but we can tell a few things from this fantastic brooch

or kept tucked inside a velvet-lined box

and was even more happier when I saw the early hallmark

Lovely for day

Victorian French FIX Long Guard Chain Gold Filled Necklace Gold Brooch the shape is gently elongatedThere is an effortless elegance to a long guard chain, the kind of jewelry that transforms entirely depending on how it is worn. Doubled at the neck, draped low over silk, wrapped around the wrist, or paired with a treasured locket, these chains were the quietly luxurious staples of a well dressed woman's wardrobe at the turn of the century. This example is especially lovely, with its rhythmic alternating links creating a graceful visual movement that