Lockets

When he brought her pansies, she knew he loved her and her heart sighed with relief. For she had loved him since the first time she laid eyes on him, mud splattered and looking for help, having lost a wheel on the road. Yes, he’d brought her pansies and she pressed them between the pages of her book and there they stayed, until today. Today she would wed and today her mother handed her a box, a gift from her betrothed, containing a gold and crystal locket, and there inside she saw those pansies, making her heart melt yet again.

This beautifully hand crafted pendant contains pressed pansies that have been there many a long year, the are held between two faceted crystals and framed in a hexagon of gold with a neoclassical motif. This 18 karat gold locket was most likely created around 1850-60 in France, it has French marks on the bale. The locket measures 42.3 mm north to south and 28 mm across and weighs 4.3 grams.

Love. Under Glass.

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I was standing at the booth of a dear friend on Portobello Road on a Saturday morning when a very good looking young man arrived. She greeted him warmly and he her. Then he began to pull little bags of jewels out of his many pockets, laying them on her counter. When he pulled out the bag that contained this stunning pendant I couldn’t help but lean in and have a closer look. The nice thing is, my friend loves me and let me steal this fabulous piece right out from under her; she’s awesome like that.

This stunning and large scale pendant was handcrafted around 1850 with fantastic eye to detail. It is set with four richly saturated, deep red garnets with the most intriguing cuts, they are similar to sugarloaf cuts and maybe were meant to be somewhat heart shaped, the result is both stunning and unusual. The center is set with a small old European cut diamond which measures 2.5 mm across and is closed backed. This piece is beautifully crafted and I believe it started life out as something else, but it has no signs of having had a pin stem removed so I’m not entirely sure what. Perhaps it was part of a stomacher or parure? The body of the pendant tests as 22 karat gold and has a corresponding weightiness, the bale is 15 karat and marked as such. The pendant has a locket back which has a small piece of fabric in it but which probably originally held a lock of hair. This large pendant measures 64.3 mm north to south and 42 mm across, it is 15.3 mm deep and weighs 26.7 grams. It would require a nice, heavy chain or thick cord to be worn comfortably.

Most likely English in origin, this one is sure to be noticed and would work equally well with a fancy cocktail dress or flip flops and a tee. It’s a stunning pendant and a true conversation starter.

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When in France, I’m always on the lookout for fabulous French slide lockets, I love them all, from the plain to the elaborate, they tend to be large and they just command such presence when worn. I found this one to be particularly beguiling, the details on it are so realistic it looks like you could reach out and pluck the flowers, maybe tuck one in your hair.

Hand crafted in France, probably right at the beginning of the Art Nouveau period, this wonderful locket has a velvet-like bloomed finish and slides open to reveal a mirror on one side and a frame on the other. Right now it contains a wonderful photograph of a baby, but you could put in it whatever you like. This large locket is decorated the same front and back and measures 75.4 mm north to south and 46.3 mm across, it’s 10 mm thick. This French pendant is marked with the Boar’s Head and a makers mark, it weighs 32.4 grams.

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Those Victorians were such sentimental creatures, Ivy for ‘I cling to thee’, Lily of the Valley for ‘Return of Happiness’ and maybe the best of all, the Forget-me-not flower for ’True love, faithfulness and Remembrance’.

This fabulous locket has all the right stuff. First of all, it’s the perfect size, not too big, not too small, but that elusive medium size. Set onto the front of the locket is a scrolling golden flower set with 8 turquoise gems, the settings are done in gold (I couldn’t test it, but it’s probably 9 karat). The locket contains two places to hold photos behind glass. This locket is unmarked but was most certainly made in England around 1870, in sterling silver (tested, not marked). The measurements of this locket are 42.8 mm north to south, 26.4 mm across and 7.1 mm thick, and weighs 12.6 grams.

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Who this lovely lady is, I just do not know. She was someones daughter, that much is for certain. Was she someones mother, someones one true love? Her stylish dress and bright ribbons show her playful spirit and the artist has depicted her with sleepy, bedroom eyes. Perhaps she commissioned this little portrait for her husband, so that he could gaze upon her visage at will? I guess we’ll never know for certain, but I was charmed by her wiles and I think you might be, too!

Handcrafted in about 1820, this early locket features and enamel portrait in miniature on its front and an elaborately engraved engine turned design to its reverse. The locket measures 37.8 top to bottom and 28 mm across and it weighs 9.3 grams. This piece has no marks but we’ve carefully acid tested it and it comes up as 18 karat gold. I purchased this lovely locket in France and I suspect it was made there as well.

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When the Victorians invented the collar and locket as the de rigor daywear for women, they were really onto something. This timeless design has become quite the classic, it is wearable in a myriad of ways and goes with everything. If you’re looking for that one jewel to take along a journey that you know you can wear night or day, dress up or down, look no further than a collar and locket set just like this one.

This wonderful hand crafted collar and locket is beautifully engraved on one side and stunningly simple on the other. You can wear it so many ways, engraved side out or smooth side out, with or without the locket, any way you wear it, it’s guaranteed to garner compliments. It was made in England in about 1880 and the collar is 17.5 inches long, the larger links measure 20 x 9 mm and the locket measures 63.4 x 38.6 mm. This beauty has no hallmarks but has been carefully acid tested as sterling silver, it weighs 62.8 grams. The locket opens easily and closes with a satisfying little snap.

For that steampunk Victorian lover in your soul, this locket feels contemporary and antique all at once!

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The average life expectancy of a woman born in 1800 in England was about 35 years. By comparison, dear Mary Ann Gillett’s life of 67 years must have seemed quite long and luxurious. Her life was celebrated with the construction of this amazing locket which contains a lock of her hair clasped with seed pearls and gold wire, opposite her hair is an elaborately engraved plaque with her name and the date of her death.

This stunning locket is in amazing condition, likely due to living most of its life in its original fitted box. The front is set with ten pearls and a banded agate and decorated in rich black and white enamel, it reads ‘In Memory Of’. The back of the locket is equally beautiful and showcases a spray of ivy leaves (sorry, we could have cleaned it better!). This locket measures 54 mm north to south and 31.8 mm across, it’s 10.9 mm thick and weighs 24.4 grams; it has no hallmarks, but careful acid testing reveals it to be made of 18 karat gold. This beautiful piece was hand crafted in England in about 1874. The interior inscription reads: ‘Mary Ann Gillett, died 20th Aug..st 1874, Aged 67’. The locket is presented in it’s original fitted box lined in blue velvet, together the locket and box weigh 50.6 grams.

The presence of white enamel on memorial pieces sometimes symbols that the person was unmarried, perhaps the reason Mary Ann lived to such a ripe old age was that she didn’t have to go through the perils of childbirth?

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This poetic antique silver slide locket was handcrafted around 1880 in France. It features an engraving which depicts the painting by renowned artist Jean-Honore Fragonard, titled “The Fountain of Love” circa 1785. At the bottom of the engraving, in honor of the artist, reads “ol’pares Fragonard”. Slide open this sentimental locket to find two beveled mirrors nestled inside. It measures 76.5 mm tall and 52 mm across; and weighs 63 grams. This wonderful piece is hallmarked and bears the French boar’s head and a maker’s mark. An enchanting locket, and perfect memento to a timeless allegory of love.

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It was someone else’s wedding and the bridesmaid dress you were wearing was a weird shade of yellow. You held on to the fact that your locket was your outfits saving grace. It received so many compliments most didn’t even notice the ruffled gown. There’s something to be said about the distraction of shining gold on a beautiful woman. It’s ravishing. It garners an entire room’s attention by simply turning on a light.

This wonderful double sided locket was hand crafted in the Victorian era. It is made in 9 karat yellow gold and embossed both front and back with a garter motif on one side and a modified shield shape on the other. Both sides are also beautifully engraved. The locket has two frames on the inside and is ready for your photos. A medium sized locket, this one measures 35.8 mm north to south and 23.9 mm across, it is unmarked, but tests as 9 karat gold front and back and weighs 7.9 grams.

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This antique silver slide locket was handcrafted in France around 1890. Both the front and back feature a repoussed floral motif which invokes a feeling of warmth and renewal. The oval locket slides open to bear not only a sense of nostalgia, but two mirrors, one slightly concave (to show the full face) and one regular. It measures 64 mm long and 34 mm across; it weighs 18.9 grams. There are two faded French hallmarks and it has been acid tested.

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It was one of her uncontrollable urges; to pull the car over to the side of road and explore old broken down houses. She was in the outskirts of Annecy when the urge struck. The house was brick, once tall and wide in all its glory, now it was half gone but oh so enticing. She snuck around to the back of the property to find an opening in the fence. Overgrown gardens had taken over trellises, climbing high in their attempts to get closer to the sun. She padded through the maze of sunflowers and vines until she came upon a back door, half ajar. She stepped inside to find an antique parlor with a dust covered mirror and a black washed vanity. She sat on the dusty bench in front of the vanity and pulled opened the top drawer. A gasp escaped her mouth when she saw the collar and locket, shiny, untouched for years, protected from weather inside this sturdy wooden chest. She placed it around her neck and peered into the mirror, just to see, before putting it back in its place and slipping out the back door, back to her car, back to her life, as if she was never there.

Behold, the perfect Victorian silver collar and locket! This beauty was fully handcrafted in 1881 in Birmingham, England. The collar is made up of two distinct link shapes, open circle links, measuring 7.2 mm in diameter, and round links with floral pattern measuring 8.5 x 13.3 x 6 mm. This intricate necklace measures 16 inches in length and weighs 46 grams. The stunning locket pendant measures 59 x 36 mm and features an engraved floral motif and two frames when opened. It is fully hallmarked on the locket and bears the date letter, “g”, the anchor for Birmingham, the lion passant for England, and the maker’s mark, “SB & S”.

This piece showcases a perfect blend of elegance, strength and delicacy. It would be a breathtaking birthday present or anniversary gift, maybe even something old for the bride!

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This antique Victorian locket was handcrafted around 1880 in England. It displays a repousse floral design with faded gilding on both sides. This beautiful oval locket has two frames inside. The piece measures 61.3 mm x 40.3 mm across and weighs 29.2 grams. It bears no marks.

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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