This custom anchor shaped closure is made from the finest solid pewter and is then plated with real 24 carat gold. It is designed for use with any Heirloom Hourglasses from our Sand Collector & Travel Souvenir Series, and it with proper care it will never tarnish. The brilliant sun yellow anchor is approximately 1 ¾” in height and 1 ½” from side to side. This richly detailed custom closure is a classic nautical addition to your Heirloom Hourglass. This anchor and all of our custom closures allow you to easily open and close your hourglass so you can fill it with your own real sand or colored sand whenever you wish.  This closure only fits a small model hourglass, cannot be used on standard size models.