Corvidae Antique has dated this piece to the Edwardian era.

Suitable for a man or a woman. The padlock does not click open and closed as these pieces often do, the smaller part hinges down inside the loop at a 45-degree angle to open.
SIZE: Approximately 7 inches long x 1cm. The padlock measures 2.2 x 1.4cm.

WEIGHT: 25.9g.
MATERIALS: 18-carat (750) rolled gold.
HALLMARKS/STAMPS: Stamped 18CT ROLLED GOLD PATENT. Also stamped WJH - William J Holmes, a jeweller known to have been working from the 1890s through to the 1930s.
CONDITION: Very good vintage condition with normal surface wear, largely to the edges of the padlock.
ERA: Estimated late Victorian/Edwardian (c.late 1800s-1914).
Corvidae Antique has dated this piece to the Edwardian era.
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