Antique English 9K Rolo Longarde Chain circa 1890-1915 baroque pearl particularly cameos

particularly cameos

became lost in the wilderness with no provisions

highlighted with black enamel

Finely executed gold work supports the long coral drop

Antique English 9K Rolo Longarde Chain circa 1890-1915 baroque pearl particularly cameosA longarde, or long chain, is a linked chain that was generally more than a meter long. Women wore these tucked into their girdles or festooned across the bodice of a dress. Men sometimes attached a watch to them and put the chain around their neck and the watch in a vest pocket. Longardes are sometimes referred to as muff chains and vice versa. A muff chain was long enough, when worn around the neck, to pass through a ladys hand warmer and the ends