Antique Good Luck Charm | Horseshoe Wrapped in FabricThis homemade good luck charm dates to the late 19th early 20th century and consists of a real horseshoe sewn into fabric & crochet. It would have been mauve velvet, now threadbare. The Victorian way to display it would be with the open part facing up: So that your luck doesnt spill out the bottom!

Amusing if cursory shortform bio of our favorite literary bad boy

The piece is in very good condition

They were briefly popular during the 1850s-1860s before being superseded by the even cheaper but sturdier tintype

turn of the century antique cigarette holder carved entirely from pearl shell with a 14k gold solid band

I don’t often stock repros

Not signed or dated

The buffer has clearly seen better days but the rest of the contents are in fairly good shape

Refer to photos for size and condition: Very good with no holes or tears

so I can’t check the back of her neck for a maker’s mark without ruining her outfit

She is unmarked and in excellent condition save for a broken tip on the end of her garment: The way it’s billowing

They are usually detatched as the mirror inside the lid makes it too heavy for the flimsy paper hinge

Women who were witches- that’s it