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 most unusual 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 locket containing a loose gold hears. The front is set with a turquoiseTurquoise is an opaque gem and is often formed in what is called matrix, a black or brown veining derived from the host rock in which the gem forms. In fine jewellery, unblemished sky blue turquoise is the ideal, although regularly patterned matrix turquoise is also sought-after. which represents the forget me not flower, which signifies remembrance. The inscription on the back of the outer shell reads; ‘Lest we forget May 14th 1901’ and engraving on the inner heart reads ‘True till death May 14th 1906’. There is a chance this locket was made to commemorate the death of a mother and child. It is a beautiful and moving piece.
I have never seen this ‘heart within a heart’ before in a locket
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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