This beautiful antique English 9ct locket is a medium to large size and it hails the Victorian Aesthetic era circa 1890. The gold is a subtle rosy reddish colour, a gorgeous shade that is characteristic of old gold.
The locket is beautifully hand-engraved in a romantic design with sweeping swallows and climbing roses decorating both sides. It has a lovely pillowed profile and opens from the side to reveal 2 photo stations along with satin and card liners and it has a gold picture frame on the shallower side. The top of the locket has a 6mm gold jump ring attached which will happily accommodate most gold chains.
A gorgeous generously sized antique locket that is steeped in romantic sentiment. The Swallow is a beloved Victorian jewellery motif that speaks of love and loyalty - Swallows mate for life - and the Rose well, it is the universal flower of love!
We will include a new Italian vermeil (rose gold plated sterling silver) 16"/40cm belcher chain as shown in the photos so this piece is ready to wear or give as a gift.
MATERIALS: 9ct gold
MEASUREMENTS: 1-1/2" (3.5cm) tall, measured without the bails it is 1-1/4" (3cm) tall and 1" wide (2.5cm). It is 7.8mm deep and the jump ring is 6mm diameter.
HALLMARKS: stamped, '9ct - Back & Front' on the back. Hallmarked "9ct gold back & front" lockets were produced for a very short time, around 1890 to 1915. A fleeting trend in British hallmarking these lockets are essentially gold, sometimes the interior rims might be a stronger metal, just as they might be in lockets stamped with the typical 9ct hallmark.
DATE: circa 1890, Victorian
WEIGHT: locket weighs 3.4 grams (weighed without the lining materials)
CONDITION: in good antique condition with surface wear as expected in an antique gold locket. It shuts tightly with a solid click. Please see the photos, the fine surface scratches aren't visible to the naked eye and disregard any discoloured areas, the locket is highly reflective and very difficult to photograph!
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Materials: 9ct Rose Gold.