Fresh looking, soft wear is noticeable only on close inspection. Setting has a bright patina with minor surface wear, no dents. Carnelian & Bloodstone have fresh sheen with no chips and light surface wear. One original frame holds your photos in place (no glass/plastic inserts). Bale is secure and original. Blank cartouche has slightly misshapen and irregular surface. Shuts securely with soft “snap”. 1 1/2 (excluding bale). Tests for gold filled and alloy (some components do not test for silver or gold content). We can precisely size, vividly print, and precision-cut photos to perfectly fit inside your locket. Tap here to personalize your locket. Made by hand or in small groups of similar styles, vintage jewelry is individualistic with its own special story. By design and shape, piece likely decorated a watch chain originally and is a larger than average size. Lion is 3-dimensionally designed and detailed, resting atop shield shape that is inset with smooth carnelian and bloodstone at either side. Oversized silhouette is solidly made with substantial weight and feel in your hand. Locket has puffy cache yet lays flush when worn. Figural jewelry includes any piece that has been shaped into an animal, person, object, or detailed “day in the life” scene. Antique and vintage figural jewelry is often quite charming and collectible for the realistic or cutesy details. Specific objects or animals became popular and prolific in jewelry during certain time periods, Scotty dogs during the 1940’s for example, or swallow birds during the Victorian era. Figural jewelry is special for its detail and realism but also tells the story of the decade they were made in. 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. 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. _gsrx_vers_1326 GS 8.4.1 (1326). This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “oxfordjewel” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.
- Brand: Unbranded
- Style: Locket
- Type: Pendant
- Secondary Stone: Bloodstone
- Main Stone: Carnelian
- Metal: Rose Gold Filled
- Main Stone Creation: Natural
- Department: Women
- Jewelry Department: Fashion
- Vintage: Yes
- Pendant/Locket Type: Photo
- Antique: Yes
- Era: Victorian (1837-1901)
- Original/Reproduction: Original