HUGE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 10+14K GOLD WATCH SLIDE CHAIN

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*WELCOME TO MY PRIVATE MUSEUM! FINE & UNIQUE ITEMS HAND SELECTED FOR THEIR RARITY & EXTRAORDINARY VALUE! *NO RESERVE! *BID NOW, OFTEN & AGAIN! *ALL SOLD TO THE HIGH BIDDER! PLEASE NOTE; I AM ALSO OFFERING MANY OTHER RARE ANTIQUE ITEMS & MORE VERY UNIQUE, FANTASTIC & TRULY SPECIAL GENUINE ANTIQUE-ESTATE JEWELRY! CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS! AN ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 10+14K GOLD LADIES WATCH CHAIN & SLIDE! A BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CIRCA 1860-1870'S SOLID 10+14KT GOLD LADIES WATCH CHAIN & SLIDE. THIS VERY RARE SOLID 14KT GOLD SLIDE IS INSET WITH A BLACK ENAMEL (TAILLE D'EPARGNE) BORDER AND BEZEL SET WITH A BLACK & WHITE CARVED GEM AGATE PORTRAIT CAMEO PROBALY OF A YOUNG QUEEN VICTORIA AS WAS POPULAR IN THE ERA. THE CENTER CARVED CAMEO IS SURROUNDED BY A HAND CRAFTED LEAF & ZIG ZAG RIBBON PATTERNED BORDER. THE ALL HAND MADE SOLID GOLD WATCH CHAIN CONTAINS GOLD TYPICAL OF AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA JEWELRY WITH A GOLD KARAT CONTENT OF BETWEEN 10KT AND 14KT AS GOLD WAS A RARE COMMODITY AS WAR BROKE OUT BETWEEN THE UNION & CONFEDERATE STATES. JEWELERS COMMONLY USED OLD PIECES OF GOLD OF VARYING KARATS TO CREATE JEWELRY. THESE CHAINS ARE SEVERAL THOUSANDS WHEN SELDOM FOUND IN SUCH EXCELLENT CONDITION OR WITH SUCH GREAT LENGTH AS THIS ONE MEASURES IN OVERALL LENGTH 61 INCHES LONG (62 INCHES LONG INCLUDING THE SOLID GOLD HOOK END). IT IS VERY UNUSUAL TO FIND AN ORIGINAL OPERA LENGTH CHAIN THAT HAS NOT BEEN SHORENED OR REPAIRED. THIS IS STILL BRIGHT AND SHINNY WITH THE LINKS UNWORN. THE WONDERFUL SLIDE MEASURES JUST UNDER 1/2 INCH THICK, JUST OVER 7/8 INCH LONG BY 3/4 INCH WIDE (WIDEST AREA). THIS FABULOUS WATCH CHAIN AND SLIDE HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 35.3 GRAMS. NOW WITH GOLD HOVERING AROUND $1,400.00 AN OUNCE MANY MORE OF THESE SOLID GOLD WATCH SLIDE CHAINS ARE HEADING TO THE SMELTING POT MAKING THEM EVEN MORE SCARCELY FOUND. THE WATCH SLIDE & CHAIN ARE ABSOLUTELY 100% ORIGINAL! IF YOU LOVE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA JEWELRY THEN YOU WILL LOVE THIS STUNNING LADIES SOLID 10+14KT GOLD WATCH SLIDE CHAIN! THESE SCARCELY FOUND PIECES ARE BECOMING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AT ANY PRICE BUT I HAVE AS ALWAYS STARTED THIS WITH A VERY LOW OPENING BID TO MAKE IT AFFORDABLE TO EVERYONE WHO ADORES ANTIQUE VICTORIAN WATCH SLIDES & WATCH CHAINS. I ACQUIRED THIS FANTASTIC WATCH SLIDE CHAIN FROM THE ESTATE OF A DOCTOR WHO HAD A HOME IN BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. THIS HAS SINCE BEEN PART OF MY PERSONAL COLLECTION OF FINE JEWELRY WHICH IS FOR THE FIRST TIME BEING OFFERED TO ALL THE WONDERFUL EBAY COLLECTORS WHO APPRECIATE ONLY THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF ORIGINAL ANTIQUE VICTORIAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA 10+14KT GOLD LADIES WATCH SLIDE CHAINS. THIS WAS NEVER IN MY STORE INVENTORY BUT KEPT AT MY HOME IN MY JEWELRY CHEST. I AM GETTING UP THERE IN YEARS JUST TURNING 81 YEARS YOUNG AND HAVE CLOSED MY STORE SO NOW IT IS TIME FOR A LOVER OF ANTIQUE VICTORIAN ERA JEWELRY TO PROVIDE A GOOD HOME TO THIS FINE POSSESSION. I HOPE THIS WILL BE ENJOYED AND TREASURED FOR AS MANY YEARS AS I HAVE PRIDED HAVING THIS GORGEOUS ANTIQUE VICTORIAN LADIES 10+14K GOLD WATCH SLIDE CHAIN IN MY COLLECTION. ENJOY AND ! F.Y.I. I am a 3rd generation antiques dealer & have been in the fine antiques business for over 30 years. I have had several open stores over these years but now with rents out of the realm of reality & my age creeping up on me, I have closed the last of them & I am now concentrating all efforts to on line sales. I am very knowledgeable about all types of antiques. I do not & will not sell fakes or reproductions of anything. All my items are 100% as described & the pictures prove it! Any damage or imperfection is noted and all items are mailed with an invisible ID mark that only I know of. This will eliminate anyone trying to item switch a broken treasure with my perfect piece. If you want any other detail about an item, please ask & be certain to include your direct email address for a reply. Ebay does not allow my sending pictures thru their email service. I wil... read more

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