An antique gold locket, made on a grand scale, with a magnifying lens, and a delicate halo of fifty-two, collet-set seed pearls. This airy darling opens easily at the base of the backside,which nestssnugly inside the bezel of the front-piece. The locket's large bail is set with three further pearls. This locket is all original. The design is slim and feminine, a perfect frame for whatever treasure is placed inside— a lock of hair, a photograph, a scrap of fabric, a handful of diamonds or colored gems.

Materials

9k Gold
Pearl
Crystal

Age

c. 1840 (dated conservatively)

Dimensions

Measures approx 1 7/8", including bail; locket (w/out bail) measures approx 41.2 mm. There are 55 seed pearls, in total.