Keeper of Secrets

Large Heart-Shaped Locket Pendant with Garnet & Natural Pearls on Gold Chain, circa 1870


€ 4,980.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Large Heart-Shaped Locket Pendant with Garnet & Natural Pearls on Gold Chain, circa 1870
Large Heart-Shaped Locket Pendant with Garnet & Natural Pearls on Gold Chain, circa 1870
Description
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The Victorians cultivated a culture of remembrance. People exchanged locks of hair and wore jewellery with precious stones and decorative motifs, to which they attributed sentimental and romantic meanings. By 1870 at the latest, the locket had become the most popular type of pendant, because it could safely store photos, locks of hair and letters. The locket we have here is designed in the shape of a heart. It is decorated in the front with a large garnets cut into a heart cabochon. A wreath of small natural pearls surrounds the garnet. Inside, the pendant holds two glazed compartments for secrets. The voluminous, heavy gold design of the pendant corresponds to the taste of the years around 1870, and the large bail also points to this time: For at that time, there were no such fine, delicate gold chains as were popularly worn later. Pendants were worn on velvet ribbons close to the neck, or on correspondingly strong, heavy gold chains. Such a chain is also present here. It perfectly complements the locket. We received the locket and the necklace together with the information that they came from the former possession of a Princess of the House of Reuss. A quality and time-typical jewel of the 19th century.
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Large Heart-Shaped Locket Pendant with Garnet & Natural Pearls on Gold Chain, circa 1870
Keeper of Secrets
€ 4,980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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