[Jewelry]. Gold Mounted Lion Tooth Pendant Necklace 9k and 18k.
A trophy that has settled into a quieter life. A single tooth, catalogued as a lion's, is capped in a 9k gold mount with bright-cut engraving and hung on a fine 18k gold box chain with a 14k gold clasp.
Tooth pendants of this kind were popular travelers' souvenirs, and the engraved cap is typical of the type. Both the bail and the clasp are marked.
The Details
- Metal: 9k gold mount; 18k gold box chain; 14k gold clasp
- Stones: Tooth catalogued as lion; material untested
- Marks: Marked on the pendant bail and on the clasp
- Measurements: Pendant 45 mm (1.77 in) long including bail
- Length: Chain 17 1/4 in (43.8 cm), open
- Weight: Chain approx. 2.31 grams; pendant 2.79 grams
- Condition: Good. Clasp replaced; one end of the 18k chain with 14k solder repairs.
[Jewelry]. Gold Mounted Lion Tooth Pendant Necklace 9k and 18k.
A trophy that has settled into a quieter life. A single tooth, catalogued as a lion's, is capped in a 9k gold mount with bright-cut engraving and hung on a fine 18k gold box chain with a 14k gold clasp.
Tooth pendants of this kind were popular travelers' souvenirs, and the engraved cap is typical of the type. Both the bail and the clasp are marked.
The Details
- Metal: 9k gold mount; 18k gold box chain; 14k gold clasp
- Stones: Tooth catalogued as lion; material untested
- Marks: Marked on the pendant bail and on the clasp
- Measurements: Pendant 45 mm (1.77 in) long including bail
- Length: Chain 17 1/4 in (43.8 cm), open
- Weight: Chain approx. 2.31 grams; pendant 2.79 grams
- Condition: Good. Clasp replaced; one end of the 18k chain with 14k solder repairs.