Poetic Flourish: Victorian Heart Shaped Open Photo Locket

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The LOVEliest locket 💕 Two hearts back-to-back, framed with a garland of pearls. It’s just the sweetest sentimental piece of jewellery!

Made during the early days of photography, when the idea of having a true likeness of your loved one was new and miraculous. This golden locket is made to be worn with a compliment of loved ones inside, indeed it won’t like being left empty – the locket needs to be filled out to be truly stable and prevent the brand new mineral glass from rattling about inside.

Hallmarked to the side with the maker’s mark GW and 9ct, this delicate treasure has withstood over 100 years of adoration – but not without a bump or two. Some of the seed pearls are replacements, but you would only notice with a macro lens or close examination with a loupe. It’s in otherwise lovely antique condition.

The dear lady and her puppy came to me with the locket – it is some form of early hand painted photographic reproduction. I can’t tell you more than that about it I’m afraid (but please feel encouraged to tell me if you recognise her!). She is definitely lonely in there all by herself and needs the reassuring weight of a companion to help push the locket glass all the way out.

The contents can be changed by removing the screw-top at the top and very gently easing the 1mm thin panes of glass out of the frame. This is a delicate operation, so please enlist the help of a jeweller if your fingers are not so nimble. The locket glass proved very difficult for me to have cut to shape so please do take care as having a replacement made may be tricky.

The antique 9ct trombone link watch chain is an optional addition. I think they pair extremely well together. The dog clip and chain are both hallmarked 9c. The chain is 40cm long and weighs 7.1g

The locket measures 35.5mm from the top of the bail to the point of the heart, and is 34.2mm from pearl flourish to pearl flourish. It is 4mm deep.
The locket area measures 25mm x 22mm in a heart shape.

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Description

A heart shaped 9ct yellow and rose gold double sided photo locket from the Victorian Era, on a trombone-link watch chain. The locket can hold two photographs back-to-back.

The locket measures 35.5mm from the top of the bail to the point of the heart, and is 34.2mm from pearl flourish to pearl flourish. It is 4mm deep.
The locket area measures 25mm x 22mm in a heart shape.
The chain weighs 7.1grams and is 40cm long