Late Victorian Compass PendantThe Story: I love a compass, always have. Useful little pieces of early tech, made beautiful because that's what the Victorians did with everything. I try to buy them whenever I find them. This one is unusual in size, bigger than most, and bigger than a normal watch fob, which makes me think it has always been a pendant. I wore this one almost every day for the first year of the pandemic, to remind me that I was capable of finding my way through

Length: 2cm

in the early 20th century

paste stones in good condition

Ornate flourishes to gold stone surround

This one's for my goths

OB 12 Aug 1823 at 63

which makes me think it has always been a pendant

I found it in a shop in Paris

Faint hallmarks

Weight: 43

5cm from bail to end of bean

this micromosaic is remarkably well-preserved