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A Victorian Heavy Silver Pocket Watch Chain & Key
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A Victorian Heavy Silver Pocket Watch Chain & Key

19th century
Description

A fine quality, heavy Victorian silver pocket watch chain. A clip with a loop catch to the both ends. Hallmarks on each loop. A lovely gilt Victorian watch key and a T-bar. 66.18g Circa 1885.

Length 37cm

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique watch chain. Worldwide tracked and insured delivery. Please phone 01179565281 to order the watch. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.

Date of Manufacture

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this Victorian Silver Albert Chain to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09705088
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 120-160 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Lion passant stamped on each link: standard British silversmithing on pocket watch chains.
Swivel dog clips with threaded collars: classic fastening for pocket watches.
Gentle softening across the link edges: decades of normal pocket wear.
Gilt watch key fob: made for key-wound pocket watch movements.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1243584
Description
A fine quality, heavy Victorian silver pocket watch chain. A clip with a loop catch to the both ends. Hallmarks on each loop. A lovely gilt Victorian watch key and a T-bar. 66.18g Circa 1885.

Length 37cm

fig 1. Victorian curb link silver Albert pocket watch chain featuring a central T-bar, swivel clasps, and an attached watch key fob.
fig 1. A Victorian Heavy Silver Pocket Watch Chain & Key

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique watch chain. Worldwide tracked and insured delivery. Please phone 01179565281 to order the watch. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.

Date of Manufacture

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this Victorian Silver Albert Chain to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09705088
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 120-160 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Lion passant stamped on each link: standard British silversmithing on pocket watch chains.
Swivel dog clips with threaded collars: classic fastening for pocket watches.
Gentle softening across the link edges: decades of normal pocket wear.
Gilt watch key fob: made for key-wound pocket watch movements.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1243584
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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Victorian curb link silver Albert pocket watch chain featuring a central T-bar, swivel clasps, and an attached watch key fob.
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Archive I Victorian curb link silver Albert pocket watch chain featuring a central T-bar, swivel clasps, and an attached watch key fob.

A Victorian Heavy Silver Pocket Watch Chain & Key

Archive II Victorian curb link silver Albert pocket watch chain featuring a central T-bar, swivel clasps, and an attached watch key fob. View II
Archive III Victorian curb link silver Albert pocket watch chain featuring a central T-bar, swivel clasps, and an attached watch key fob. View III
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Victorian curb link silver Albert pocket watch chain featuring a central T-bar, swivel clasps, and an attached watch key fob.
A Victorian Heavy Silver Pocket Watch Chain & Key
Ref: SA1243584
Victorian curb link silver Albert pocket watch chain featuring a central T-bar, swivel clasps, and an attached watch key fob.
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Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectPocket Watch Chains
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSilver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsCurb link, T-bar fastener, Swivel clasp, Watch key fob

Named after Prince Albert, the Albert chain became popular in the Victorian era as a functional and decorative method for gentlemen to secure a pocket watch within a waistcoat pocket using a crossbar, known as a T-bar.

Victorian watch chains were predominantly crafted from solid sterling silver, gold, rolled gold, or pinchbeck, featuring robust link types such as curb, belcher, or rope links accompanied by swivels and T-bars.

Authentic British Victorian silver chains typically feature hallmarks stamped on individual links, the T-bar, and the swivel clasps, indicating the silver purity, assay office mark, date letter, and makers mark.

Antique Albert chains are frequently repurposed in contemporary fashion as neck chains, layered bracelets, or decorative attachments for lapels, waistcoats, and modern timepieces.

Gently wipe the silver links with a soft, untreated microfibre cloth to remove surface tarnish, avoiding harsh chemical dips or abrasive polishers that can strip fine details or historical patination.
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