Vintage English Handmade Sterling Silver Watch Fob Award Medal Pendant - 1949

Description

Offering here an incredibly handsome vintage handmade English sterling silver and enamel watch fob - pendant - medal .
This piece dates to 1949 or earlier as inscribed on the reverse.
It has a full set of un-researched hallmarks including a lion passant for sterling and an anchor for the Birmingham assay office.
Fobs like this one were originally used as decorations on a gentleman's watch chain and later went on to become popular as award medals and are highly sought after by a great number of collectors today.
The later resurgence in popularity as medals is why you'll see a lot of these were engraved many years later than the hallmark indicates that they were made.
It's substantial and weighs approximately 7.4 grams.
It's approximately 1 1/2" long including the bail. It's approximately 1" at the widest point.
It's in very good condition with no issues other than normal signs of wear and use which includes small surface scratches to the silver.
We never clean or polish our old silver and it's a bit dirty and darkened with a wonderful, warm patina..