The Charm of Vintage Lockets
Secretive, sentimental and sweet, lockets are a guaranteed hit with any girl. Here are some ideas for making yours uniquely personal.
Discover MoreAn unusual 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. More gold sealA stone or metal plaque carved with an image (an intaglio) but with design reversed so that it is readable when impressed in wax.
More that was made circa 1860-1880. It is a double sided swivel design set with a carnelianA translucent red variety of chalcedony which in its turn is a form of cryptocrystalline quartz. Carnelian has been known and used since antiquity when it was sourced from the surfaces of the Egyptian and Arabian deserts. The most prized carnelian has a true blood-red color. More on one side and a bloodstoneA dark green to dark bluish-green variety of Chalcedony that is splattered with red or brown spots that resemble blood. The extent of the marking varies depending on the stone. Spots are favoured over larger stripes and markings. More on the other. Each of the agates has an intaglioAn engraved stone, the opposite of a cameo, with a recessed design cut below the surface of the stone. Intaglio designs are common for signet rings and fob seals. More of a family crest. One is a castle within a shield with a gantlet above. The other is a shield with two hands outreached within and a griffin above. Below it says “Perseverando” meaning “Persevere and do well”. The bloodstone opens to reveal a glazed locket section. Above is a woven gold knot design. It would look amazing worn on a mid length gold belcher chain.
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This seal is so unusual and stylish especially with the locket inside!
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Secretive, sentimental and sweet, lockets are a guaranteed hit with any girl. Here are some ideas for making yours uniquely personal.
Discover MoreCarved with unique images and letters, using the finest materials, antique seal pendants are bold, elegant and unusual in a contemporary setting.
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