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 MoreThis is such a pretty 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold heart shaped locket as it looks so neat and narrow. It has a delicate motif on the front that could almost be taken for a necklace with three drops set with pearls and a green 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.. It has also 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 ... garnet or a green garnet as they are often called. These stones were sourced in Russia which produced the most beautiful vibrant green garnets known to the market, and they were very fashionable in the early 1900s. It hinges open to reveal two areas that can be used for photographs. It is markedA small hallmark or punchmark either on the inside or outside of the shank which indicates the metal is platinum, gold or silver. If the metal is gold, it could also indicate the carat, e.g. 18 carat gold. on the top loop and as far as I can ascertain it was made in Austria circa 1910.
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More infoSecretive, sentimental and sweet, lockets are a guaranteed hit with any girl. Here are some ideas for making yours uniquely personal.
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