Edwardian 9K Gold Londonderry Schools Cup Fob Medal 1915 gold link bracelet a Leopard Head

a Leopard Head

it’s an heirloom waiting to be cherished

one sits inquisitively and the other is ready to pounce

Made in France around 1900

31 mm across

Edwardian 9K Gold Londonderry Schools Cup Fob Medal 1915 gold link bracelet a Leopard HeadThere is something deeply evocative about old sporting fobs and school medals, little pieces of history carried in the pocket or worn proudly on a watch chain by boys who could never have imagined their keepsakes surviving more than a century. This example has a wonderful warmth to it, engraved with swirling foliate decoration surrounding an ornate script L, all framed by the words Londonderry Schools Cup and dated 1916. One cannot help but think