Vintage Gold Matchbox Pendant art deco it's built in 18 carat

it's built in 18 carat yellow gold with simple bifurcated (aka split) shoulders with two engraved lines where they meet with the band

flat band flares out towards the head forming two points to either side of the stone and a florentine finish

It fastens with a barrel clasp crafted in pinchbeck - an alloy developed in the 18th century by Christopher Pinchbeck to replicate the warm glow of high carat gold

applied gold rope-twist

Vintage Gold Matchbox Pendant art deco it's built in 18 caratLight my fire An adorable vintage charm or pendant or love token dating from the 1960s and modelled after a matchbox, complete with matches. Crafted in 9 carat gold with hand painted enamel top, it's survived in great condition and the inner section still pushes closed securely. Era: Vintage, 1960 Size: 2. 0cm (including bail) by 2. 2cm Hallmarks: English. London, 9ct Gold, 1960 Condition: Good vintage condition, the enamel is more or less all intact