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Victorian 15ct Gold Oval Coiled Snake Locket

962G/O
Rare Find
Written by Olly Gerrish

A good looking 15ct gold locket that was made circa 1880. It is unusual as part of the design is a snake coiled around the outside edge. This means “Eternal love” in Victorian speak. So it would have been given as a token of love and may have originally contained a lock of hair or a photograph of the loved one. In the centre is a plain oval banded sardonyx which could be carved with an intaglio.

Ollys Pick

Great design!

Item Number
962G/O
Measurements
Height from top of bale to base 1¾ in / 4.4 cm
From top of locket to base 1¼ in / 3.2 cm
Width just under 1 in / 2.3 cm
Materials
Date & Origin
Provenance
English
Hallmarks
Unmarked, tested to 15ct gold
Condition
Very good
Discovered
8 years ago
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