19th Century Shakudō Monkey/Dog Pendant mizpah A cool and unusual antique

A cool and unusual antique love token pendant dating from the late 19th Century

Strap to fit: 6 inches to 6 1/4 inches

And also a particularly strange excerpt from 'Builders of a Commonwealth

with Austrian marks

they're too good to pass up

19th Century Shakudō Monkey/Dog Pendant mizpah A cool and unusual antiqueDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 Very weird Japanese Shakud pendant formed as a monkey dog creature. It's holding a rope in its mouth, with clover motifs along its back and gold eyes and nose. Shakud is an alloy of gold and copper that, when treated, takes on a black (or sometimes indigo) patina. It's one of the irogane colour metals traditionally used in sword making, door locks, drawer handles, and, in modern times, jewellery. The colour metals are all