Antique 19thC Japanese Meiji Silver Buddha Locket Chatelaine Watch Chain Signed

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WE HAVE MORE PHOTOGRAPHS BELOW ITEM DESCRIPTION An antique & highly unusual 19 thC Japanese chatelaine having three graduated high relief Silver Buddha figural lockets mounted upon a silver-plated ring chatelaine with ornate hook loop terminal with chain & lobster claw catch to hold a ladies fob watch. The smallest top locket opening to reveal a miniature compass & photograph compartment with Japanese Geisha photograph; the middle locket opening having a small miniature photograph compartment with Geisha photograph with stamped ideogram seal mark & the third largest locket opening to reveal a compartment holding a tiny miniature gaming dice . We believe that these little Buddha locket boxes were brought back to Britain from Japan & mounted here on the chatelaine chain that has been custom made by a jewellery around 1900, the ornate loop is stamped "PATENT PENDING" with the centre ring stamped with a diamond shaped lozenge mark & the bottom ring stamped (SPECIAL) OVERALL CONDITION Fine - We would remind bidders that this item is antique, has been used & displayed with light associated surface wear - as shown above. Size (approx') 4" length (closed & not including watch chain) DOMESTIC POSTAGE We use Royal Mail 1 st or 2 nd Class Recorded Delivery or Special Delivery (Next Day) services, these are tracked & we provide a full tracking service to our bidders with insurance on all items sent. We aim to dispatch items within 48 hours of payment being made, thus giving us time to appropriately pack the item for safe & secure passage through the mail system. The guideline time-scale for items sent Recorded Delivery is estimated depending upon service used & is NOT a Guaranteed Next Day service, Special Delivery IS Guaranteed Next Day (before 1 pm). We try to keep shipping & handling charges to the minimum for our buyers, we would ask that when the item arrives please check the white postage label where you will find the actual cost paid at the Post Office to send the item. This should be comparative to what we have charged you for this service, if not let us know. P&P quoted on the page does include a small amount to cover our acquisition cost of packing materials such as bubble-wrap, padded envelope etc. that keep your item safe & secure during transportation. Delivery time-scales are dependant upon individual postal services in your country which we have no control over. VERIFY ROYAL MAIL POSTAGE CHARGES INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING We are based in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. We use Royal Mail International Signed For or Global Priority services, these are internationality tracked & we provide a full tracking service to our bidders with insurance on all items sent. We try to keep shipping & handling charges to the minimum for our buyers, we would ask that when the item arrives please check the white postage label where you will find the actual cost paid at the Post Office to send the item. This should be comparative we have charged you, if not let us know - S&H quoted on the page does include a small amount to cover our acquisition cost of packing materials such as bubble-wrap, padded envelope etc. that keep your item safe & secure during shipping. We endeavour to dispatch your item within 48 hours of auction ending, thus giving us time to pack the item appropriately & securely. The time-scale guideline , this is not exact, for delivery overseas is normally 7-10 working days, however, as overseas we would ask buyers to bear in mind UK & delivery countries Border Agencies require clearance. Delivery time-scales are dependant upon individual postal services in your country which we have no control over. TO VERIFY OUR SHIPPING CHARGES WITH ROYAL MAIL - ! COMBINING ITEMS FOR SHIPPING We offer combined shipping on all our items where possible, this is dependant upon weight & size of containers. Eclectically-mixed - VISIT OUR "M E" PAGE to view full terms & conditions of sale. read more

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