French Victorian Gold Locket

Victorian amethyst gold locket Oval shaped locket with an oval cut amethyst (11 x 14 mm), 14 karat yellow gold Size: width 2.7 cm, length 4 cm Total we...

For sale is this Marvellous 18 K gold Victorian Locket. This piece was crafted during the 19th century in France and is therefor also called a Napoleon III jewel. This stunning recta...

Substantial Victorian Etruscan Locket in 14k gold with Half Pearls from the mid 19th Century. Elaborate Etruscan decoration throughout. Origi...

Circa 1870s-1880s This vibrant antique 14K gold pendant features sparkling lavender purple amethysts. It is centered with an oval amethyst, a...

This Victorian-era Etruscan Revival locket, circa 1870’s-1880’s, opens to reveal the daguerreotype of a young man. Across from it is a blank frame where an additional photo can still be added. The daguerreotype is hand-colored—the man has rosy cheeks and there is a slight blue tinge to the background. The front of the locket features ornate twisted-wire motifs and granulation, typical to the Etruscan Revival period, and there are seed pearls on the front emblem. The original bail can clip onto a larger chain, or a smaller chain can be slid through, so the locket can be styled in multiple ways. Etruscan Revival jewelry has a rich and interesting history. In the early 1800’s there was a large excavation of Etruscan tombs outside of Rome. Within these tombs were pieces of original Etruscan jewelry. The Etruscans were master artisans, they created breathtaking pieces of jewelry through their use of gold wirework and granulation, colored gemstones and glass. The news of the excavation of these tombs, and the treasures contained inside them, spread throughout Europe. Etruscan style jewelry...

Antique rose cut diamond heart locket pendant with an estimate diamond weight of 4 carats decorated with black enamel total pendant length 4cm dat...