{"product_id":"vintage-cuff-bracelet","title":"Antique Sterling Silver Hinged Bangle, Engraved Acanthus Scroll, Thomas Hayes Ltd Birmingham 1960, Safety Chain, Excellent Condition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome bracelets are worn. This one is carried.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a fully hallmarked sterling silver hinged bangle, made in Birmingham in 1960 by Thomas Hayes Ltd, and it arrives in the Vault in exactly the condition it deserves: excellent, with no dents, no damage, and the engraving as crisp and confident as the day it left the workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe front half of the bangle is covered in deeply chased scrolling acanthus leaf and floral engraving, the kind of hand-worked surface decoration that takes time and skill and shows both. The reverse is left plain and polished, smooth against the wrist. The mechanism is a barrel hinge on one side and a push-button clasp on the other, with the original safety chain still attached and intact, a small but telling detail that speaks to how carefully this piece has been kept over the past sixty-five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHallmarked inside with the lion passant (sterling silver), the Birmingham anchor assay mark, the date letter for 1960, and the maker's mark T H Ltd for Thomas Hayes Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Particulars:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Sterling silver (hallmarked)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Thomas Hayes Ltd, Birmingham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHallmarks: Lion passant (sterling), Birmingham anchor assay mark, date letter 1960, maker's mark T H Ltd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign: Hinged bangle, deeply chased scrolling acanthus leaf and floral engraving to front, polished plain reverse, barrel hinge, push-button clasp, original safety chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle: Mid-century British silver \/ dark academia \/ heirloom \/ collector's piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Excellent condition. Engraving crisp and undamaged, no dents, clasp and hinge functioning perfectly, original safety chain intact. Please review all photos carefully.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vault relic with sixty-five years of quiet history and a lifetime left to give.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArrives tucked inside its own treasure coffin and carefully wrapped as a vault relic, ready for gifting or keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vaen’kai Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54678736798035,"sku":"VKVB-H055","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2771\/4643\/files\/DSC_6488_7620ad6b-a1a1-47e3-bbb0-ad80d96a46e6.jpg?v=1787559004","url":"https:\/\/vaenkaivault.com\/products\/vintage-cuff-bracelet","provider":"Vaen’kai Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}