DON'T BE AN OSTRICH! VICTORIAN antique 9 k 9 ct gold bird animal charm pendant

Description

SUPER IMPORTANT PLEASE READ
!!! 10 (TEN) BUSINESS DAYS HANDLING FROM THE USA !!! (not counting weekends and/or holidays)
If this doesn't work for you kindly DO NOT PURCHASE. Unfortunately, I cannot change this policy
(nothing whatsoever to do with procrastination etc. it is the way my business is set up during cov*d)
Even if you see a tracking number being generated, it will still not track until 7-10 business days.
Do me a favor please and READ THE ENTIRE description -
always. I do my darn best. I attach many detailed pictures from every possible angle, inside, outside, sideways, etc. on my hand, with a coin, with the scale, with the measuring tape, etc. All gold is tested, all information imparted is factual. I don't sugar coat anything, I don't change or enlarge pictures but tell it how it is.
Do NOT leave undeserved feedback because YOU
glanced over the details or imagined something different (too big, too small, too heavy, too light, not what I expected etc.) It's LITERALLY all in the description.
I had a retail store for many years which is closed due to Cov*d and I am selling my inventory online. I am ALWAYS ready to answer any and all questions, take more pictures or help you with your decision in any way I can.
For this auction and for all other auctions and listings:
Understanding Gold purity:
9
9/24
37.5
375
10K
10/24
41.7
416/417
12K
12/24
50.0
500
14K
14/24
58.3
583/585
18K
18/24
75.0
750
22K
22/24
91.7
916/917
24K
24/24
99.9
999
Alloys with a higher gold content will have a color that is more saturated and yellow. In contrast, lower-karat alloys
will look paler in comparison.
Lovely ANTIQUE VICTORIAN  9k gold OSTRICH charm pendant for your bracelet or necklace -- RARE --
Did you know?
Ostriches
are large, flightless birds that have long legs and a long neck that protrudes from a round body. Males have bold black-and-white coloring that they use to attract females. The
ostrich
is the only bird that has two toes on each foot
Don't be an ostrich meaning
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When an ostrich is faced with a predator, rather than look a threat straight in the eye, it’ll stick its head in the sand.
A person who refuses to recognize the truth, reality, a reference to the
ostrich's
supposed habit of burying its head in the sand.
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Metal:
9 k gold (see above for information about gold alloys) - 9k rose gold is NOT as rosy as 14k or 18 K gold
Could
be rose gold! It has a slight rosy tone to it when I compare it to other charms I have. 9k rose gold is paler than 14k gold or 18k gold so at times it is not easy to tell.
No guarantees given about colors.
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HALLMARKED ON THE REVERSE for 9 K gold  (hallmarked = stamped) - see pictures
- Charm is nicely detailed (see ALL pictures) - not flat
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Provenance:
United Kingdom
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Era:
Victorian 1837-1901
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Size
approx.
1.3 centimeters x 1.3 centimeters (0.51 inches x 0.51 inches) - PLEASE COMPARE TO AN ITEM YOU OWN
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Weighs
approx.
0.4
grams
(pls compare to one of the charms you own for SCALE)
Weight and measurements are
approximate and taken to the best of my abilities
.
CHARM IS SMALL DAINTY AND LIGHTWEIGHT!
PLEASE CHECK CHARM FOR SCALE (SIZE) next to an US quarter coin, with the measuring tape (in inches), on my fingers and hands (I am female). Compare the measurements and the weight to a charm you own.
I really cannot do better than this.
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF G_D:
(and I am not exaggerating this happens OVER AND OVER AND OVER:
YOU, the bidder,
'
FORGETTING'
TO READ the measurements (or the weight) cannot and is NOT my fault but
YOURS (nor is it a reason for a return).
If you do not know what 1 centimeter looks like (although I show the item in my hand, next to a coin and ON THE MEASURING TAPE)
I then urge you to take out a measuring tape to double check
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Colors:
9 k gold (please see above for explanation on gold alloys)
Pictures were taken in broad day light on a sunny day with an Iphon*. Colors
might
display differently on your screen or you might perceive the colors differently..
The sun brightens every picture.
No alterations were made, no enhancements, no filters used.
A word about colors:
I DECLINE ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY as to how colors display on your screen or how you might perceive them. There is quite simply no winning.
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Condition:
ALL VINTAGE/ANTIQUE ITEMS HAVE BEEN USED AND ARE SOLD IN THE CONDITION SHOWN.
Item is in good USED PRE-OWNED PRE-LOVED condition but not new, as new or anything else.
ALL items that were used have dings, scratches, wear, patina,
etc. That's just the nature of buying pre-owned vintage or antique items. Please use the Zoom feature - what you see is what you'll get
CHARM IS SMALL DAINTY AND LIGHTWEIGHT AND OVER 100 YEARS OLD. Pls compare the stated measurements to an item you own FOR SCALE. I really cannot do better than this.
I do NOT clean vintage or antique items as to preserve their patina but leave it up to the new owner to do as they deem fit.
SOLD AS PICTURED AND AS IS
NO GIFT BOX but always nicely and securely packaged. Fully insured.
SUPER IMPORTANT PLEASE READ
!!! 10 (TEN) BUSINESS DAYS HANDLING FROM THE USA !!! (not counting weekends and/or holidays)
If this doesn't work for you kindly DO NOT PURCHASE. I cannot change this policy.
Please no exceptions and no complaints. I am a nice person and hope you are too :) Thank you