Victorian Emerald and Pearl Heart Locket Pendant

Here we have a charming little pendant dating back to the Victorian period. This antique piece has been crafted from 15ct yellow gold into the shape of a love heart and set with a si...

Here we have a stunning pendant locket taken from the Victorian era. This antique piece has been crafted from a warm 18ct yellow gold and features a bold design with a centralised 6 ...

A fine and impressive antique Victorian 0.19 carat diamond and seed pearl, 15 karat yellow gold locket pendant; part of our diverse collection of Victorian lockets. This fine and impressive Victorian locket has been crafted in 15k yellow gold. The antique Victorian gold locket...

A Victorian Holbeinesque emerald, diamond and pearl pendant, to the centre a square-cut emerald estimated to weigh 1.75 carats, cross-set with four pearls with trefoil enamelled decorations in between, surrounded by a polychrome enamel frame encrusted with eight old-cut diamonds estimated to weigh a total of 2 carats, terminating to a drop of similar design centrally-set with an emerald estimated to weight 0.75, all mounted in yellow gold, the back with fine scroll and foliate engraved decorations, circa 1870, measuring approximately 7.3 x 3cm, gross weight 16.5 grams. This handsome Victorian Holbeinesque pendant comes from the collection of Bentley & Skinner, the London jewellers by appointment to both Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Holbeinesque is a term used to describe Victorian jewellery that was made in the style of the Renaissance, particularly inspired by the Northern Renaissance and the paintings of Hans Holbein. Holbein himself produced sketches of the jewellery worn at the Tudor court, and the sketches were used as reference points by Victorian jewellery designers and craftsmen. This pendant is a spectacular example of this style, featuring colourful green and red enamel, verdant emeralds, lustrous pearls, and dazzling diamonds. The ornate style of this piece reflects the high Victorian interest in Renaissance revival jewellery...