Late Victorian Hourglass Charm Pendant polish a big chip out of

a big chip out of the back of the mother of pearl

and features a pair of silver fourpences

Made at a time when the precision of machines didn't apply to production of such small articles

itself weighing a little over half a carat

Late Victorian Hourglass Charm Pendant polish a big chip out ofDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 The hourglass (aka sand timer), along with it's obvious practical uses, has long been associated with death particularly the brevity of individual human existence. Often found on grave stones from the middle ages through to the Victorian era, occasionally with the words Fugit Hora (Latin: 'Hours are Fleeting or Time Flies'). This miniature hourglass pendant dates from the late Victorian era, and, while it does measure out a