The Charm of Vintage Lockets
Secretive, sentimental and sweet, lockets are a guaranteed hit with any girl. Here are some ideas for making yours uniquely personal.
Discover MoreA lovely VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). silverA metallic element which is malleable and ductile, and white in colour, making it ideal for use in jewellery. It is usually mixed with copper to improve its hardness.
locket that was made in Birmingham in 1881. At that time it was very fashionable to wear quite large silver lockets on matching silver collars so this locket may well originally have had a silver and gold overlay collar that it would have attached to. The effect was quite heavy so these lockets look much nicer worn on a silver chain. The main body of the locket is silver with raised decoration. Two colour yellow and red gold have been added to add contrast to the pretty roses design. It opens to reveal two sections for photographs. As with most antiqueFrom the Latin 'antiquus', meaning 'old and long in existence', it is generally used to refer to collectible artifacts of at least 100 years of age.
jewellery it sends a secret message of love to the receiver.
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Secretive, sentimental and sweet, lockets are a guaranteed hit with any girl. Here are some ideas for making yours uniquely personal.
Discover MoreBuying antique jewellery is both ethical and eco-friendly as harmful and destructive mining processes are not needed to make an item yours. So give yourself a pat on the back!
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