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 stunning 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold heart shaped pendant that was made circa 1900-1910. At that time anything heart shaped was fashionable as it was all about Romanticism. The fashions were soft flowing garments in pale shades so these heart pendants went very well with them. It has been set with a demantoidA sub-variety of andradite and the moat valuable of the garnets, the colour ranges from dark green (hence sometimes miscalled "Uralian emerald") to yellowish-green (hence sometimes miscalled "olivine"). It is the most expensive and rare of garnet gemstones. It has many similarities with the diamond ("demant"), hence its name (meaning 'diamond-like'), but it ... garnetDescribes a group of several closely related minerals. Garnets come in a variety of colours, however the most common colour is dark red. In descriptions, ‘garnet’ tends to refer to dark red stones unless otherwise specified. or green garnet as they are commonly known. These stones were mined in the Urals in Russia and had just been discovered. They quickly became the rage as they were rare and expensive. Surrounding the green garnet are paveA style of setting in which the stones are set as close together as possible to cover the entire field of the setting for a cobblestone (or “paved”) effect where the setting does not show. set well matched naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments. split pearls. On the reverse is a heart shaped glazed section that can be taken out to insert a photograph. It is in wonderful condition.
Perfect and wonderful!
Unmarked, tested to 15ct gold
Secretive, sentimental and sweet, lockets are a guaranteed hit with any girl. Here are some ideas for making yours uniquely personal.
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