Victorian "Fugit Hora" Hourglass Pendant fobs An especially lovely antique AEI

An especially lovely antique AEI locket

Dating from the 1980s and remaining in great condition

high quality piece

It's signed Cartier 750

with interchangeable fittings for wear as a brooch or as a pendant

Victorian "Fugit Hora" Hourglass Pendant fobs An especially lovely antique AEIDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 The hourglass has long been associated with death, and particularly the brevity of individual human existence. They're often found on grave stones from the middle ages through to the Victorian era, sometimes with the words Fugit Hora (latin 'Hours are Fleeting or Time Flies'). This hourglass pendant dates from the late Victorian era, and, while it does measure out a length of time (approx. 2. 5 seconds), it was likely intended