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Victorian Aesthetic Period Silver & Gold Overlay Locket

157G
232 Admirers Rare Find
Written by Olly Gerrish

A wonderful Victorian silver oval locket that opens to reveal two compartments for photographs. The front is beautifully engraved and overlaid with two colour gold. The design is a bird hovering over water lilies in the Aesthetic style which was so popular in the 1880s. It is the best of its type.

Ollys Pick

A fabulous example of gold overlay work

Item Number
157G
Measurements
Height 2 in / 5.1 in
Width 1 ½ in / 3.8 cm
From top of loop to base 2 ⅝ in / 6.7 cm
Materials
Date & Origin
Provenance
English
Hallmarks

Unmarked, tested to silver

Condition
Excellent
Discovered
9 years ago
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