Tiny Victorian Carved Bone Egg Charm with Chick! densely carved There is one tiny spot

There is one tiny spot on the surface of one loop on the rim--very minor

and really love the shape of it

and as far as I can tell there is only one bit on the whole piece that is lost- at the very center of the top

and I really love this book

Tiny Victorian Carved Bone Egg Charm with Chick! densely carved There is one tiny spotWhat a charming and curious thing! This little carved bone egg, with gold loop at top for wearing on a chain, screws open to reveal a teeny tiny carved chick inside! Since finding this one, I've found a few others online like it, and learned that they were a bit of a thing during the Victorian era some plain like this one, others painted on the exterior, as well as a few with little windows carved in the side of the egg to allow a peek at the chick