Antique Victorian Forget Me Not Locket 9ct Gold Back And Front Metal_Gold The locket was likely made

The locket was likely made as a loving tribute to a deceased loved one and opens to reveal a lock of their plaited hair preserved behind a glass window so that a piece of them was always kept close to the wearer’s heart

It looks fabulous wrapped around the wrist and is held by a secure box clasp with added safety catch and chain with faded hallmarks on the back of the head indicating it was imported and assayed in London in 1962

Prince Albert in the 19th Century and were traditionally used by gentlemen to secure a pocket watch to the buttonhole of a waistcoat

loop) x Width 26mm x Depth 5mm

ITEM NUMBER: 23-734

Antique Victorian Forget Me Not Locket 9ct Gold Back And Front Metal_Gold The locket was likely madeA sweet antique Victorian locket fashioned in 9ct gold back and front and chased with ivy and forget me nots on both sides along with a shield that has yet to be engraved. Forget me nots were a popular motif in the Victorian era and symbolic of eternal love and remembrance. They were often paired with ivy leaves which similarly represented an unbreakable bond, as in the Victorian rhyme Close clings the ivy to the tree, so in my heart I cling to thee.