Vintage Pearl 'Caviar Tin' Charm vintage It's mounted in 15ct gold

It's mounted in 15ct gold and dates from the 1870s

The initials CJ are inscribed to the reverse

To the Romans

Size: 54mm by 26mm (length by width of tail)

Stones: Blister pearl and ruby

Vintage Pearl 'Caviar Tin' Charm vintage It's mounted in 15ct goldDelectable seed pearls represent caviar in an old style roll top tin can. Something of an unusual vintage charm, modelled in sterling silver with London hallmarks from 1980. Strictly for those with a taste for the finer things. Presumably. The first generation of tin cans were so thick that they had to be hammered open. Useful for long term storage of perishable food, without the use of loads of salt, but presumably extremely annoying once you needed