Reinvented Miser's Purse Necklace Creatures A beautiful old English lock

A beautiful old English lock with key on a chunky brass effect chain

The Spanish drink that famously gave away these small

Marvellous vintage fold out opera glasses that are still in working order

beak and jaunty feather tail on wheels used to be a salt/pepper pot that whizzed down a dining table

It is likely that these miniature cricket balls were given as prizes to competitions

Reinvented Miser's Purse Necklace Creatures A beautiful old English lockA magnificent 19th century Victorian misers purse cunningly transformed into a contemporary piece of wearable art. The original cut steel embellishments are in perfect condition and we have threaded an array of haematite and acrylic beads through the original crochet work so that the purse can still be used. These beautiful works of art became known as misers purses because their diminutive openings made it difficult to retrieve coins.