{"product_id":"antique-victorian-woven-hair-watch-chain-with-gold-tone-fittings-engraved-slider-and-diamond-shaped-carved-intaglio-fob-depicting-hermes-mercury-in-profile-20260312","title":"Lot 006 - Antique Victorian Woven Hair Watch Chain with Gold-Tone Fittings, Engraved Slider, and Diamond-Shaped Carved Carnelian Intaglio Fob Depicting Hermes \/ Mercury in Profile, 12\" L","description":"Antique Victorian watch chain constructed from finely woven brown hair in a flat braided cord, fitted with gold-tone metal hardware including a T-bar, short link chain, and end caps. An engraved gold-tone rectangular slider joins the two strands at center, from which a diamond-shaped fob hangs. The fob holds a carnelian stone, identified by a lapidary and a geologist, with a carved intaglio depicting Hermes \/ Mercury in profile wearing a winged helmet, set within a gold-tone beaded border frame with applied leaf accents at each corner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the small metal tines on the reverse of the fob that holds the stone in place is missing. The gold-tone fittings show surface wear and tarnish. The woven hair cord is intact with minor fuzziness along its length.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the curated collection of Thea Shook.","brand":"Memory Hole Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52428577571105,"sku":"20260312-LOT006","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0073\/9101\/9067\/files\/IMG_6773_debdcf17-21dd-4be8-a0dc-e3776dab3256.jpg?v=1773327974","url":"https:\/\/graniteunionauction.com\/products\/antique-victorian-woven-hair-watch-chain-with-gold-tone-fittings-engraved-slider-and-diamond-shaped-carved-intaglio-fob-depicting-hermes-mercury-in-profile-20260312","provider":"Granite Union Auction Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}