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Victorian "Back & Front" Locket, Great Britain c. 1890


€ 489.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Victorian "Back & Front" Locket, Great Britain c. 1890
Victorian "Back & Front" Locket, Great Britain c. 1890
Description
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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 antique locket was created in Great Britain at the turn of the last century. It is oval in shape. Both lids are decorated with decorative guilloche embossing. A belt decorated with fine leafy tendrils runs around the circumference. The clasp can be seen on the front, while a curved field on the back can accommodate an engraved monogram. The belt is an old motif for friendship or love and became very popular during the Victorian era. Oscar Wilde and Reginald Harding also gave their mutual friend William Ward a gold ring in the shape of a belt. The motif is therefore particularly apt for a piece of jewellery in which the photos or locks of hair of a loved one can be kept behind two frames. The locket is made using the so-called "back & front" technique, in which the two gold lids are held by an inner brass frame: a typical turn-of-the-century technique for offering a sturdy, warmly shining piece of jewellery at an affordable price. The locket is a beautiful piece of jewellery from the last years of Queen Victoria's reign and is ready to be made into an individual gift or worn by yourself.
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Victorian "Back & Front" Locket, Great Britain c. 1890
Close in Thoughts
€ 489.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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