Antique Victorian Rose Gold Filled GF Shield Seed Pearl Locket Pendant

Description

Details
Excellent condition.
Fresh looking, soft wear is noticeable only on close inspection.
Setting has a golden patina with a slight amount of darkening and surface wear to the interior.
No dents or imperfections to the shape or signs of repair.
Seed pearls are all in place and look original.
Locket shuts securely but does not "snap
”
shut
No interior photo frames or inserts.
Bale is secure and original.
Era                 Victorian
Length           1
” including bale
Width             1/2
”
Mark              No mark
Weight           4 grams
Material          Tests for gold filled, natural seed pearls
Unique Features
Made by hand or in small groups of similar styles, vintage jewelry is individualistic with its own special history.
Shield silhouette is striking looking with a petite and compact size.
Detailed etched designs are different on either side.
Tiered and scalloped design inset with seed pearls is a special detail.
Col
lector Note
On Classic Collectables.
There are certain pieces that fall into a distinct collectable category, sometimes referred to as “classics.” However, the most collectable of these classics are those that include something special (such as an extra design element) that set them apart from other similar pieces.
On Victorian.
A young Queen Victoria assumed her role in 1837 and her taste in jewelry quickly became culturally influential, within England and beyond. Her relationship to jewelry was enmeshed with her husband, Prince Albert, who gifted the Queen for their engagement, a snake ring, embedded with an emerald (her birthstone) in its head. Continuing from the Georgian era and intensified by Queen Victoria
’
s
taste, sentimental and figural jewelry was a major trend throughout the Victorian era. When certain ideas and words were deemed too forward or improper to be spoken, jewelry and symbolic meaning was used to communicate what was left unsaid.
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_gsrx_vers_1281 (GS 8.3.5 (1281))