Antique 18K Solid Gold and Enamel Victorian Mourning Locket with Seed Pearls antique_silver_chain has been worn and weathered

has been worn and weathered with time

1900Weight: 15

Please do not purchase unless you are the intended recipient

62 gPeriod: Edwardian (1901-1917)Size (without bail):

7 x 3 cmSize (with bail): 2 in x 1

Antique 18K Solid Gold and Enamel Victorian Mourning Locket with Seed Pearls antique_silver_chain has been worn and weatheredSweetly sentimental, this antique mourning locket was created in the late 1800s to store a token of those gone before. On the front a forget me not flower is beautifully inlaid into black enamel and surrounded by small seed pearls. Victorians loved symbolism and the pearls were representative of tears while the forget me not flower urged the wearer to remember their loved one. The back is beautifully engraved with an empty cartouche that could be