A 9k yellow gold ocean liner in miniature, worked in real detail: stacked funnels, rows of tiny portholes, lifeboats and railings along the decks. Turn it over and the hull is engraved S.S. Ithaca, with British hallmarks stamped alongside.

Charms like this were classic travel keepsakes, a way to carry a voyage home and keep it close long after the crossing. This one still wears its ship's name, and whatever story sailed with it.