Vintage Gold Winkle Charm van cleef & arpels Dating from the latter half

Dating from the latter half of the 19th Century

4cm (including bail)

some wear to the crystal

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it dates from the late 19th Century

Vintage Gold Winkle Charm van cleef & arpels Dating from the latter halfDATE: Vintage, 1969 Charming 1960s winkle charm in 9 karat gold. The gold has an incredibly finely textured finish, quite lifelike, with a full set of (tiny) Birmingham hallmarks. Winkles, aka Periwinkles, are a small, black, snail like shellfish that form a traditional part of a British seafood platter. Sold live or cooked, and often by the pint (apparently enough for three or four people), winkles represented a certain working class solidarity