Antique Fancy Gold Chain, Victorian English 9ct Gold handmade late 1800s, probably in Birmingham. (In the English jewellery world, any chain not a plain curb or cable link is classed as being “fancy”.)
The above Antique Fancy Gold Chain weighs 7.67 grams. At current world Gold prices (as of December 2024), the price on site, which includes GST, is 20% more costly than an Italian 9ct Gold machine-made imported chain of the same weight. The price premium is, quite simply, for a Gold chain that is not machine-made, that is, indeed, beautifully and interestingly handmade, and is over 100 years old, and still in good condition. A Black Friday sale item it is not.