Vintage Gold Break Glass Pound Note Charms monty collection surrounded by a diamond star

surrounded by a diamond star burst

deftly worked into a complex pair of entwined hearts - sort of mind-boggling when you consider how it must have been made

it's initial purpose: unknown

An enchanting antique negligee pendant set with three vibrant and colourful opal cabochons

and are a particularly wearable example of the period - they can all too often be larger scale

Vintage Gold Break Glass Pound Note Charms monty collection surrounded by a diamond starDATE: Vintage, c. 1970 A pair of emergency cash charms, each one formed as a gold box with a folded note behind a pane of glass. These two contain a 1 and a 10 note respectively (and I like that together they make 101 a nice covert nod to the bizarrely Orwellian turn global politics appears to be taking right now) and have the words "IN EMERGENCY BREAK GLASS" stamped into the sides. MEASUREMENTS 1 charm: 1. 5 x 1. 2 x 0. 8cm (not including bail) 10