A substantial mid-Victorian watch key formed as an engraved heart, set on one side with a faceted golden citrine and on the reverse with bloodstone, the dark green surface marked with characteristic red flecks.
Both stones carried strong symbolic associations in 19th-century jewellery. Citrine was traditionally connected with warmth, vitality and protection, while bloodstone had a much older reputation as a talisman of courage, strength and protection. Combined in a heart-shaped watch key, the piece sits somewhere between practical object, love token and personal amulet.
Gold-cased construction, with engraved sides and original watch-key stem.
A substantial mid-Victorian watch key formed as an engraved heart, set on one side with a faceted golden citrine and on the reverse with bloodstone, the dark green surface marked with characteristic red flecks.
Both stones carried strong symbolic associations in 19th-century jewellery. Citrine was traditionally connected with warmth, vitality and protection, while bloodstone had a much older reputation as a talisman of courage, strength and protection. Combined in a heart-shaped watch key, the piece sits somewhere between practical object, love token and personal amulet.
Gold-cased construction, with engraved sides and original watch-key stem.
