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

An especially lovely antique AEI locket

Turning it over we find the initials CC - in high carat yellow gold - and a date: October 8th 1902

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

and he holds one gold heart behind him

It's signed Cartier 750

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