Antique Victorian French Double Sided 800 Silver Locket Pendant

3/4" (excluding bail), just over 1" (including the bail). Why You'll Love it. This charming antique locket is a double-sided delight. Its truly tiny size adds to its appeal, while its unique scrolled edge and intricate original bail make it a standout piece. Foliate motifs were hand-etched into the silver setting with remarkable attention to detail on both sides of the charm, expertly crafted despite its petite shape. Feather-light, this charm allows you to carry cherished memories on your favorite chain or charm bracelet with ease. Want to personalize your locket? We can size, print, and precision-cut your photo(s) for a perfect fit. Bright patina with minimal surface wear to the setting. Likely had a vermeil finish inside that has worn away. Closes firmly with a satisfying snap. On Hand-Etched or Hand-Carved Jewelry.

Hand-etched or hand-carved jewelry is valued because it is, by default, one of a kind. Unlike machine-made pieces, a handmade piece can never be replicated in the exact same way, and so they will always reveal the at-the-moment intent of the individual maker.

Often, the pieces have a distinctively visceral feel, as though you can sense the painstaking labor that went into every aspect. A young Queen Victoria assumed her role in 1837 and her taste in jewelry quickly became culturally influential, within England and beyond. Her relationship to jewelry was enmeshed with her husband, Prince Albert, who gifted the Queen for their engagement, a snake ring, embedded with an emerald (her birthstone) in its head. Continuing from the Georgian era and intensified by Queen Victoria. Taste, sentimental and figural jewelry was a major trend throughout the Victorian era. When certain ideas and words were deemed too forward or improper to be spoken, jewelry and symbolic meaning was used to communicate what was left unsaid. _gsrx_vers_1516 GS 9.3 (1516).

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