Lockets

This antique Edwardian silver locket was handcrafted around 1910. It was made in Norway and features brilliant light blue enamel. Inside are two pictures of ancestor children, a boy and a girl, in sepia tones. This translucent locket is 34 mm long and 26 mm wide and weighs 11.4 grams. It is marked with the silver fineness mark, “930S” and "MH". “MH” is Marius Hammer’s maker’s mark. He was a famous jewelry designer and metalworker that was born in Bergen, in 1847, and passed away in 1927. He was known for his jewelry designs, as well as his cutlery and table ware. His enamel has a very distinctive look to it.

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Do you see her there? She is Pomona, a wood nymph and the goddess of fruitful abundance. She guards the woodland fruit trees, and looks over gardens and orchards. She wears a cron of crown of grapes and grape leaves as she wanders.

Do you see her there? She is Flore (Flora), the goddess of flowers and of the Spring. She is married to the Gold of the wind and has long been known to hang out for the illustrious Hercules. She wears a horn of plenty and morning glories as her crown.

This fantastic French silver locket bears likenesses of both of these wonderful Goddesses, one on each side. The slide locket features a disk of mother of pearl in one side and a small mirror in the other. This piece is signed by the artist “Ch. Pillet” for Charles Pillet, a member of the Society des Artistes Francias, and award winning metal artist in who worked from the 1880s through the 1920s, and it also bears the boar’s head with is the French assay mark for silver. The locket measures 38.2 mm north to south and 26 mm across and weighs 9.7 grams.

This stunning locket was made in France in about 1890-1900 with a very distinctive Art Nouveau style.

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This silver Victorian brooch was handcrafted in England around 1880. It’s an oval-shaped piece embossed and engraved with an elegant rose motif crafted in pink and yellow gold. Overall, this antique piece measures 40 x 32.8 mm and it weighs 7.1 grams. It bears no marks and has been acid tested.

Brooches are by far the most versatile accessory out there. Dress up a lapel or the center collar of a blouse, decorate your fedora, add a little something to an old bag or leather belt, or fasten that winter scarf stylishly around your shoulders. Honestly, the possibilities are endless!

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We were at Tower Restaurant, enjoying the dark Belgian chocolate terrine on a terrace with a remarkable view of the city, when I reached for my Negroni. My finger caught a glint of the fading pink sunlight.

“I hide you in here, you know?” I asked as I saw his eyes dart towards it.

“Do you now?” he asked back, with a laugh in his eye.

“I do.” I said sincerely and returned the silent chuckle.

I took a sip, listening to the sounds of the Royal Mile, and drinking in the company I’d chosen to keep. We laughed long after the sun had evanesced.

This gorgeous and highly unusual locket-ring was handcrafted in Scotland around 1800. It was made in 9 karat gold and features a lion rampant intaglio with a hidden locket that tucks inside the ring face. The initials, “A.F.” can be found on the front, right below the lion. There are a variety of hallmarks, it bears early Scottish marks that date it to 1799-1800 in Edinburgh. It also has a set of later assay marks, bearing the gold purity marks, “9” and “.375”, the letter, “c”, the queen in profile, the letter, “T”, and patent marks, “PAT 706” and “148”. The ring face measures 13.4 mm north to south, 13 mm across, and 3.4 mm off the finger. The band width narrows to 2.3 mm at the back. This Georgian ring is a size 10 and it weighs 5.7 grams.

Indulge your finger in antique gold, with hidden compartments and mysterious initials. This is one of my favorite pieces, I love the tiny details that require second glances. This ring is filled with symbolism known to the original wearer and my imagination has been running wild with curiosity ever since I got my hands on it in Scotland earlier this year. 

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This Victorian heart locket was handcrafted in England around 1900. At the center of this 9-karat gold locket lays a gypsy-set opal. When opened, this sentimental piece reveals a frame awaiting your favorite photograph. Overall, this pendant measures 26 mm north to south and 17.6 mm across. It weighs 2.6 grams and bears the gold purity mark, “9c”.

Wearing a charm like this locket was considered essential for daywear, especially after Prince Albert gifted his beloved Queen Victoria a bracelet of nine heart lockets, in memory of each of their children.

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Mizpah is a beautiful word, steeped in history and time, as it originates its meaning from the bible. It’s a word that wishes another good luck and safe return as they will be gone for a while, sailing on the seas, or traveling across lands. During the Victorian era, crossing the Atlantic took around 7 – 10 days. Ships would typically sail off at Liverpool or Queenstown and land in New York Harbor. During a time of world exploration, sea travel, and war, Mizpah became a symbol of romance, desire, and chivalry. To gift this to another meant they were indelible on your heart, and with this locket they could find comfort when away.

This antique MIZPAH locket was handcrafted in England around 1900. It’s a heart-shaped late-Victorian locket, engraved with a graceful scrolling motif on the front and the back. The front of this pendant bears the romantic sentiment, “MIZPAH” and the back bears the gold purity hallmark, “9 CT BACK & FRONT”. Inside the locket is one frame. This piece measures 36 x 33.5 mm and it weighs 4.3 grams.

As you can see from my lane, the romantic in me adores these sweetheart lockets! What a charming way to court the one you love.

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He told her he’d be back. She waited. The weeks turned to months and the months turned into a year. He was at sea, at home on the wild waves of the ocean. She never lost hope as he was always with her, hanging from a chain clasped around her neck, his handsome face in a photograph. He had gifted it to her as a symbol of devotion, of fidelity. MIZPAH, the romantic biblical phrase expressing safe return while being apart, was embossed on the front of her locket. After a year, he returned unharmed, and happy to be back to her, his sweetheart.

This antique silver locket was handcrafted around 1880. The front of this piece is embossed with the word, “MIZPAH”. Inside this oval locket are two frames lined in turquoise fabric. Overall, this piece measures 48 x 32 x 9 mm and it weighs 21.3 grams.

The thing about lockets is they become yours. They hold your photographs. They keep your secrets. They know your meaning. Their beauty and history is just a plus.

Mizpah is Hebrew for ‘watchtower’ and is mentioned in the bible story of Jacob and Laban, who made a pile of stones to mark an agreement with God watching as their witness, it means “may the Lord watch between thee and me when we are apart, one from the other”.

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From Genesis 31:49:
And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

Oh, those lovely sentimental Victorians, they did love any kind of symbolism, whether it was ivy leaves to say ‘I cling to thee’ or flowers to express ‘forget me not’, from horseshoe for luck to hearts and birds for love. They were especially fond of the term ‘Mizpah’ and a locket like this would have been given from one lover to another to indicate their endearment during a period of separation, or sometimes as a mourning token when separated by death.

This fantastic Mizpah locket is one of the nicest that I’ve ever had the pleasure of owning. It is fully repousséd on the front with a deep pattern and the word ‘Mizpah’ and is beautifully engraved on the back. The locket is a wonderful not too big, not too small size and is hand crafted with wonderful detail in 9 karat gold. It measures 45 mm long and 28.7 mm across, and weighs 11.4 grams. It has two inside frames to hold photos. The locket is unmarked but has been carefully acid tested to verify it’s content.

The sweet and lovely locket was made in England in about 1880.

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Sometimes I come across a piece witch is so finely crafted, so interesting and so unique that I can’t help but hurry home to research it as much as I possibly can. Sometimes my searching turns up instant and easy results, other times I just have to go with the clues I can find and wonder if I’ve managed to get anywhere near the truth.

In the case of this locket, I couldn’t figure out who the artist was, it’s French and it’s beautifully designed by someone who was a true master of his craft, that much is obvious. The back of the locket is engraved with a Stag holding a plaque, standing on a log with a four pointed coronet above him. I believe that this particular motif is of the house the English Baron of Berwick. It think that perhaps this wonderful piece belonged to Edith Teresa Hulton, who became Lady Berwick when she married the 8th Baron, Thomas Noel-Hill.. She was a striking and very stylish lady with piercing blue eyes and fine features. She was the daughter of an artist, William Stokes Hulton and Costanza Mazini, and grew up in Venice. Her father was a painter, whose artist friends included Sickert and Sargent, whilst her mother was half-Italian and had strong links to the literary and artistic community of Florence. She was a very interesting woman who served as a nurse during WWI, and met her husband when he was serving in Italy. They were married in 1917 and lived in the English country manor at Attingham Park.

This Art Nouveau locket was crafted in about 1900-1910 of 18 karat gold. It’s in the shape of a orchid flower and shows a lovely girl who seems to be a part of the flower, her hair and the petals flowing together in an animated swirl. The locket is quite substantial, it measures 47.5 mm north to south and 31.4 mm across and weighs 16.4 grams. It is marked on the top with the French eagles head mark which indicates a minimum fineness of 18 karat gold. The locket contains one frame to hold your image and the front is pierce so that whatever you put inside shows through, we’ve shown it with a piece of blue fabric.

Give a piece of history to that inspirational person in your life, or inspire yourself with a gift just for you. Trust me, you don’t need a reason.

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As baubles go, this one is extraordinary. A nod to the vanished elegance of a time gone by, a time of castles, mansions, and chateaux, when beautiful people dressed for dinner and women came into a room in a flutter of the softest silk and smoothest velvet. Chandeliers were lit, fires crackled, candelabras blazed, turning garnets like these into rich luminous velvety drops against alabaster skin.

Gorgeously hand made in England in about 1870, this wonderful locket is set with a rich and velvety large oval cabochon cut garnet. The garnet measures 20 x 15 mm and is set in 15 karat yellow gold. The front is embellished with the twisted wirework and beadwork that was the signature of Etruscan revival style. This locket measures 50 mm north to south and 27.4 mm across, it contains two frames with glass all ready to hold photos of your loved ones close to your heart. The locket weighs 17.9 grams and has no hallmarks, it has been carefully acid tested to verify the gold content.

Large, richly red cabochon garnets like this one just make my heart go pitter pat. They beg for intimate dinner parties in cold months with roaring fires and blazing candelabras.

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She wore it on a chain around her neck, a gift from her father. She remembered how when she was young, he would hang this charm from the chain of his pocket watch, always checking the time, never wanting to be late, but not too early either. He would tuck it into the breast pocket of his jacket for close keeping, making sure to never stick a pen in there for fear of it exploding over his precious trinkets. He was the gentlemanly type, opening the door for his wife, sharing his umbrella with strangers, lending his suit jacket to her when she was cold.

This antique Victorian niello locket fob was handcrafted in England around 1880. The round locket opens to reveal two frames inside, both lined in blue. This amazing watch fob measures 158.4 x 24.6 mm. It was made in silver and niello and has been acid tested. This locket fob measures six inches in length and weighs 31.9 grams.

This locket fob is to be worn like a gentleman on a watch chain, or don it like a lady on a chain around the neck like a lariat. 

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You’ve been there, done that. It’s time to move on, to something a little more…compelling. Audacious. Dare I say it, irresistible? I have just the locket. It’s addictive. I wore it in Beziers in August to watch the bullfighting. In spring, I found it went well in Cove Bay, while picnicking on the sands. It’s big enough to hold a photo or a secret, but not big enough for a snack.

This stunning antique silver locket was handcrafted in Birmingham, England, in 1882, during the Victorian era. It’s an ornate piece decorated in foliate motifs on both the front and the back. The back also features engraved flowers and a banner. This oval locket measures 60.5 x 38.8 x 12.5 mm and it weighs 11.6 grams. When opened, one frame is revealed, ready for a beautiful photograph of your own. It bears the anchor mark for Birmingham, the date letter, “h”, and the lion passant mark for sterling silver. The maker’s mark reads, “I.W”.

Sensibility lies in the eye of the beholder. I’m sure that’s the phrase. In any case, it’s rather a rock-solid argument for wearing the things you love whenever your heart desires. Trust me, your heart will want this locket strung around your neck and hanging near it every day of the week.

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My love for lockets stems from the idea that they become yours. They hold your photographs, they keep your secrets, they know your meaning. Their beauty and history are just a plus. During my time in Europe shopping for beautiful things I learned lockets appeared in the continent sometime during the 16th century. They were worn to hide good luck charms, perfume, or tiny love letters. Ladies of the court liked to fill theirs with smelling salts, as the ballroom heat could cause quite a bit of fainting. As time went on, the popularity of lockets spread to the middle class where they were given as gifts within a gift, with a painted portrait of a lover’s eye, a small note, or a private token, tucked clandestinely inside.

This antique silver collar and locket set was handcrafted around 1876. It’s a Victorian set made in Birmingham, England. It bears an embossed placket motif. Inside the locket is a portrait of a beautiful young lady sporting a brooch. The oval locket measures 59.5 x 33.5 mm and the chain it hangs from measures 18.5 inches in length. This set weighs 34 grams. It has been fully hallmarked and bears the lion mark for English sterling silver, the date letter mark, “b”, the anchor mark for Birmingham, and a maker’s mark which reads, “E.R”. The chain is also marked, as it contains the silver fineness mark, “925” and the maker’s mark, “CBL”. This wonderful set could be worn together or separately, the chain can be worn with any sort of beautiful bauble, the locket would look equal stunning as a chocker on a simple black cord.

The best piece of advice I can give to an antique jewelry wearer is let it become yours. Don’t let it wear you, wear it. Dress it however you desire. A piece like this can be fancy or casual, date-night ready or lounging night-in.

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We stood in his dark room. I was admiring his work in the Andes from last fall. His walls were covered in mountains and green landscapes. The gold on my round locket reflected the crimson glow of the lamps. He flipped on the light. Victoria, I never understood a rectangular portrait – or oval ones for that matter – the round portrait however – flatters the face – Ah, tu hablas la verdad. Salvador, great minds really do think alike.

This antique Victorian gold locket was handcrafted around 1890 in England. It displays a repousse floral design on each side, with a frame lined in blue fabric. It’s a regal locket, round in shape, that measures 41.3 x 28.8 mm and weighs 5.6 grams. It bears the gold purity mark, “9 CT”.

Lockets have been used for holding perfume, trinkets, photographs, and mirrors. You might just consider wearing it with no additions, flair, or panache, at all.

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It was time for the cheese course, before the exquisite chocolate mousse was to come. We were served Roquefort and la Tomme – a little salty for my taste but opulent none the less. He’d been unsubtly awaiting my attention all evening. Is that your grandmother? Is who my grandmother? That woman in the locket. I took a sip of my Perrier. Darling no, I’ve never met her, but she’s fabulous isn’t she. He grinned as he reached for his wine and toasted to the mystery woman in the locket.

Lockets like these are meant for public attention, to display your personal treasures, like a picture frame around the neck. This antique Victorian gold locket was handcrafted in England around 1890. It displays a gold garland-style frame made in 9 karat gold. It’s round in shape, measures 40.5 x 34.7 mm, and weighs 5.3 grams. It bears no marks and has been acid tested.

Show off your favorite photograph or leave it like a window with nothing at all.

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At first, you’ll reserve it for occasions that require little black dresses or nude heels. As time goes by you’ll realize that you want to wear it all the time. The gold feels cool against the skin and quickly warms to the touch the look is somehow timeless, despite its age. You’ll contemplate wearing it as you run errands. It might be too risqué for the grocery store, but I say let them judge. This not-so-casual watch chain necklace is the type of thing that starts rebellions, and you are just the type to stir the air.

This fabulous French watch chain necklace was handcrafted around 1870. It measures 20 inches in length with a four-inch drop and weighs 29.6 grams. This gorgeous piece displays a locket, a tassel, and a watch chain. It bears the French eagle’s head mark indicating it was made in 18 karat gold.

To be worn with conviction. Go ahead, captivate the world.

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Consider the facts. There’s gold, glass, and quite possibly nothing in between. It hangs from the neck. It glints in the sun. It shows off a photograph, but only if you need it to. Now, consider the opportunities. With that short blue dress and ballet flats. With those high waisted trousers and Birkenstocks. On a veranda, twenty floors up, overlooking the lights of LA in the heat of the summer. With a glass of red. Swaying to the sounds of sleepless city below.

This antique Edwardian gold locket was handcrafted around 1910 in England. It displays a repousse floral design on each side, with a frame lined in blue fabric. It’s a regal locket, round in shape, that measures 35 x 26.2 mm and weighs 3.8 grams. It bears the gold purity mark, “9 ct”.

I’m enamored by this exquisite regal locket, I promise you will be, too.

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I’m not typically of the thought that less is more. However, the way the light shines through the crystal of this locket is like a window to the heart; I’m forced to admit that sometimes nothing at all is the right course of action.

This antique Victorian locket was handcrafted around 1890 in England. This simple yet elegant pendant is round in shape and made in 18 karat gold. It measures 34.3 x 26.5 mm and it weighs 5.6 grams. It bears the gold purity mark, “18 C” and the maker’s mark, “H J C”.

Lockets are meant to hold memories and sentiment. Of course, the quiet nature of light can be just as unforgettable as everything else.

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My romantic side swoons over pendants like these. The lady whose lover gifted her this locket was a lucky woman. Her husband would have left for the Great War, unsure of his return, around 1914. Upon his leaving he would have given his love this locket with a picture of him, so she would never be truly without him. This sentimental piece was known as sweetheart locket, or a wartime locket. It was a simple token of fidelity, a memento to last forever.  

This fabulous antique English silver enamel pendant was handcrafted around 1917. It features the cap badge of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, which is a motif of a ship’s wheel with a muzzle-loading gun, a red enameled crown and the Latin phrase, “UBIQUE QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT” atop blue enamel. This English military motto translates as, “Everywhere - that right and glory lead.” It also indicates sacred duty. This pendant is locket backed and lined in pink fabric. It measures 39 x 27 mm and weighs 5.1 grams. It bears the silver fineness mark, “STERLING”.

The Royal Regiment of Artillery is the artillery arm of the British Army. It’s been active since 1716 and they are commonly called, “Gunners”.

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The thing about lockets is, they become yours. They hold your photographs. They keep your secrets. They know your meaning. Their beauty and history is just a plus. Lockets began to appear in Europe sometime during the 16th century. They were worn to hide good luck charms, perfume, or tiny love letters. Ladies of the court liked to fill theirs with scents, as the ballroom heat could cause quite a bit of fainting. The popularity of lockets spread to the middle class where they were given as gifts within a gift, with a painted portrait of a lover’s eye, a small note, or a private token, tucked clandestinely inside.

This antique Victorian pearl and enamel locket was handcrafted around 1890 in England. It features a fantastic starburst motif on the front made up of pearls with enamel details. When opened, the inside reveals two frames awaiting your favorite photographs! This pendant measures 51.5 x 31.5 x 12.5 mm and weighs 17.6 grams. It bears no marks and has been acids tested.

Wearing a charm like this locket was considered essential for day wear, especially after Prince Albert gifted his beloved Queen Victoria a bracelet of nine heart lockets, in honor of each of their children.

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The thing about lockets is, they become yours. They hold your photographs. They keep your secrets. They know your meaning. Their beauty and history are just a plus. Lockets began to appear in Europe sometime during the 16th century. They were worn to hide good luck charms, perfume, or tiny love letters. The popularity of lockets spread to the middle class where they were given as gifts within a gift, with a painted portrait of a lover’s eye, a small note, or a private token, tucked clandestinely inside.

This antique Art Nouveau silver locket was handcrafted in France around 1900. A repoussed mistletoe motif makes up the front of this round locket and when opened it reveals one frame lined in blue fabric. This piece measures 39 x 29.2 mm and weighs 6.7 grams. It bears the silver fineness mark, “800” and a maker’s mark, “S C”.

Wearing a charm like this locket was considered essential for day wear, especially after Prince Albert gifted his beloved Queen Victoria a bracelet of nine heart lockets, one for each of their children.

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Queen Victoria wore a heart-shaped locket, surmounted with a crown, around her neck. It held a lock of her dear Prince Albert’s hair from when he was a child. She rarely took it off. It was a gold piece with crystal, sent to the Queen by Prince Albert’s nurse in 1867. It added fire to the sentimental jewelry trend of the time, which is why we are lucky enough to have lockets like this around today.

This wonderful Victorian gold heart locket was handcrafted around 1900. It’s an antique English piece with the front showcasing engraved floral and heart details while the back bears a motif of swirling florals. It opens to reveal two frames with windows. This pendant measures 29 x 22.2 mm and weighs 3.8 grams. It bears the gold purity hallmark, “9CT FRONT BACK”.

For locks of hair, or tiny pictures, lockets can hold many secrets and sentimental tokens that you get to hang around your neck, near your heart.

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Those of you who swing by this shop once in a while might know it already, but I have a seriously strong weakness for all things Art Nouveau. Seeing the Metro gates in Paris last spring sent me into a tizzy of delight. When I was in art school (oh, so long ago), all of my notebooks and sketch books were filled with sketches of whiplashes, flowers and and beautiful profiles. So, you can see how I was perfectly helpless when presented with this fantastic Art Nouveau frame locket.

This antique Art Nouveau gold locket pendant was handcrafted in England around 1900. It features an ornate golden frame with a whiplash motif, set with seven oval amethysts with a long pearl drop. This English beauty is done all in 9 karat gold kissed with a rosy hue. Each amethyst measures 5 x 3.5 mm. Overall, this piece measures 68 x 36 x 5 mm and it weighs 11.6 grams. It has been acid tested to verify the gold content. The glass has a few small nicks from the edge, visible in the photos.

Amethyst is my February birthstone and there was no stopping me from bringing this beauty home and giving it a spot in my own jewel box for awhile.

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Athena, the Greek goddess of war, craft, and wisdom, was the daughter of Zeus. She was born fully grown in a body of armor and fought to protect civilization. From her beginning, she was depicted with birds, eventually the owl, typically seen perching on her arm, became synonymous with her. As time passed, the owl developed into its own symbol of wisdom and benevolence, a meaning that still lingers to this day.

This antique Victorian silver stylized owl locket was handcrafted in Birmingham, England in 1881. It’s an oval piece embossed with florals and the image of an owl on the front. It measures 64.5 x 36.4 mm and it weighs 18.4 grams. It bears the date letter, “g”, the anchor mark for Birmingham, and the lion for English sterling silver. The maker’s mark reads, “W&Co”.

Every woman needs a locket in her life, I think this one could be yours.

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She picked a flower, a yellow daisy, the happy, hopeful kind of flower with rows petals and a soft button center. She sat on a blanket beneath the sun in a field of clover and wildflowers. She hummed to herself as the wind took her hair and danced with it around her head. She whispered in rhythm, “Il m’aime un peu, beaucoup, passionnement, a la folie, pas du tout,” pulling each petal free, one at a time, until all but one had been plucked. Did he love her, or love her not? The answer was for her to know, a secret kept between the flower and herself, but she did decide that his picture could stay hidden away in her locket, at least for now.

This antique French silver daisy locket was handcrafted around 1890. A repousse daisy bouquet motif decorates both the front and back while the inside bears two frames awaiting photographs. It weighs 3.7 grams and measures 35 x 25.3 mm. It bears the French boar head mark, indicating it was stamped by the Paris Assay Office and is at least 800 silver.

For secrets, romances, and memories, lockets are the key. The fact that look great strung around a neck is just a plus. 

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Heart-shaped padlock pendants just like this one were all the rage beginning in the Georgian era and of course as it was a sentimental piece, it was something that those Victorians couldn’t get enough of. They were typically gifted as a token of love. Not only can this lock join the end of a necklace or bracelet together, it could also be the pendant on a chain or the charm on a bracelet.

This adorable Victorian 9k gold heart lock was handcrafted around 1870. It’s an antique English piece with engraved scrolling details. The front holds a crystal covering while the back bears a floral motif. It measures 30.5 x 18.5 mm and weighs 4.0 grams. There are no marks and it has been acid tested. This lock also has a bale so it can be safely used in any way.

I adore these tiny padlocks and their nudge toward romanticism. What’s wrong with wanting to be swept off your feet?

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She vaguely heard the front door of the manor house open and close and briefly wondered who had come. Someone to see her father, no doubt. Moments later her door opened and the housekeeper handed her a small, round bouquet of flowers set on a silver plate. A tussie-mussie, she thought, delighted. There was no note, no indication of where it had come from, just the flowers. She looked at them closely, she knew the language of the flowers, as any Victorian lady would; there were roses for love and chamomile for patience, forget-me-not for hope and remembrance, and hidden within were pansies, whose message was one of secret devotion. When she saw the pansies tucked away inside she smiled, she didn’t need a card to know the exact gentleman who had sent her this, and joy bubbled up from her toes. Years later he gave her this locket, a secret nod to that shared, hidden moment when she had first known that she loved him.

This fantastic locket was hand crafted in 18 karat gold in about 1880, most likely in France. It is set with 8 (probably natural) pearls with a rich creamy luster and a touch of a gray hue. The locket is done in gold kissed with a rosy hue, the pearls are set in silver and the wonderful pansy flower is beautifully engraved and finished. The interior of this locket has a double sided, bezeled glass center that hinges freely to see both sides, so that you can set two photos into the center glass. This mechanism and the finish on the pansy make me think that this locket was made in France, it also has a French diamond shaped makers mark, but not French assay marks. It’s an exquisitely made piece that is a perfect, wearable locket size (not too big, not too small) at 51 mm top to bottom including the bale and 28.5 mm across, it weighs 20.2 grams. This locket has been acid tested to verify the gold content.

This wonderful pansy locket would be the perfect gift of love, secret or not.

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You could wear this to opening night. Maybe get some curry before the show? There are a few good places along Shaftesbury Avenue, most offer a pre-show special. Wander, see what looks goods, what smells amazing. Yes, this would be perfect for opening night. Pair it with a simple black dress, that one that always comes out of the suitcase with nary a wrinkle, those little green booties you brought along because, well, you never know. Don’t have a chain the right length? That’s no problem, this one will look stunning on that length of black silk cord which holds your jewelry bag shut, just don’t forget to put it back when you’re done.

Hand crafted Victorian heart locket, adorned with a lovely engraving. This wonderful locket opens to reveal two inner frames to hold your photos. The locket is hand crafted in 9 karat gold. It measures 27 mm long and 20.5 mm wide. It opens easily and closes with a nice little snap. The locket weighs 3.9 grams and is marked on the back for 9 karat gold.

A locket, a locket, a picture in your pocket (or around your neck). Enjoy the show!

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She played in the rose garden, beneath the baby blue sky, throwing jacks and reading her book. Her mother came outside carrying a box topped with a yellow bow. She put down her jacks as her mother approached, with a smile on her face, handing her the gift. She opened it, revealing a locket with secrets of its own. Her mother helped her clasp it around her neck, wishing her a happy birthday. She danced in the garden, running through the marigolds, noticing how her locket matched this perfect day.

This antique enamel yellow rose locket was handcrafted around 1910. It features a detailed enamel painting of a yellow rose on the front with a blue enameled engine turned motif on the back. This beautiful French piece was made in silver and it weighs 7.9 grams. Overall, this locket pendant measures 37.7 x 30 mm. This Swiss locket is silver with a gilded interior and is marked “ARGENT DORE”, “B&J Geneve” and the number, “373”.

A locket like this isn’t just for birthdays. Any occasion will do, even if the occasion is lunch on the porch or breakfast in bed.

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She wore it around her neck as she stepped barefoot over oceanside rocks, with waves sprinkling water droplets on her ankles. She was wandering along the shoreline, looking down at the starfish and coral that thrived below the surface. Her locket dangled and swung with each step, as if it was looking at the wildlife along with her. She saw what she had been searching for and pulled a branching piece of seagrass from the waters. She jumped back to the sand, and sat on the grains that had been heated by the sun. Carefully, she placed the green seagrass inside her locket. She laid back and watched the clouds roll by.

This antique Victorian turquoise and pearl gold locket was handcrafted in England around 1890. It features 360 degrees of detail with one side of the locket framed in 10 round cabochon turquoises while the other side is framed in 10 round half pearls. All of the gems measure 2.7 mm in diameter. Each side of this golden scrolling locket, can hold a photograph, meaning this locket can showcase two pictures at once! It’s a round piece made in 15 karat gold, it has been acid tested. It measures 39.6 x 29.7 mm and it weighs 8.6 grams.

Lockets are little treasure chests filled with priceless goods that carry memories. This one can be yours.

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She’s standing on the platform, waiting for her train. The relentless rain finally stops after a morning of storms, so she steps forward into the rays of sunlight gladly bursting through the clouds. Her long coat is beginning to become too warm, so she unbuttons it, letting cool air rush in. Around her neck is a locket that she grabs, sliding it open, gazing at a sepia photograph for only a moment before flipping the mirror side to her face. She reapplies her lipstick and tucks a few stray hairs back into place. She closes her eyes, feeling the sun’s warmth, listening for the faraway train, picturing the wheat fields of her childhood farm blowing in the morning breeze.

This antique French silver slide locket was handcrafted around 1900. It’s an elegant piece featuring a repousse wheat sheaf motif on both the front and back. It slides open to reveal a frame lined in white fabric across from a beveled mirror. This is a rectangular shaped locket that measures a large 73 x 41 mm and weighs 37.3 grams. It bears the French boar head mark, indicating it was marked by the Paris Assay Office for 800 silver or finer. It also bears a maker’s mark.

Versatility is key to fashion, at least, it should be. This two-in-one locket is every fashionista’s dream!

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