Large Mourning Locket Made of Onyx, Gold & Pearls, 1880s

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Large Mourning Locket Made of Onyx, Gold & Pearls, 1880s

€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

Memories are our most precious treasure. A picture, a lock of hair, perhaps even a little letter: we often have very personal and intimate items that remind us of a loved one. Carrying such objects with us at all times has a comforting effect for many people. Antique lockets are one of these particularly sentimental pieces of jewellery. Worn openly and yet protected from prying eyes, they can be used to safely store mementos in a precious case. This locket is cut from solid black onyx. An application of gold and shimmering natural pearls is set in the center of the design: a small bouquet of two graceful flowers. A glazed compartment on the back allows you to store a picture, a lock of hair or similar souvenirs. There is an interesting detail on the frame of the compartment on the back: a dedication engraving has been preserved here, stating the date of June 1, 1887. The locket itself thus reveals when it was created. It is a typical piece of mourning jewellery, which were widespread in the Victorian era. Alongside dark onyx or similar black gemstones, pearls were the only precious stones that could be worn during mourning in the 19th century. They were regarded both as a sign of pure love and as symbols of tears. And the colour of the onyx is of course also meaningful: it is the color of mourning, a reminder of a person who has gone to God. The small flowers are a non-wilting memento of the person whose picture can be kept in a glazed compartment on the back. This very well-preserved pendant came to us from London. For the dating, see Brigitte Marquardt: Schm Schmuck. Realism and Historicism (1850-1895), Munich/Berlin 1998, p. 231ff, with corresponding pendants of the period.

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€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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