Description: About this Piece Diameter: 1 1/8” (excluding bail) Material: Tests for gold filled Weight: 10 gramsMark: No mark Era: Victorian Why You’ll Love It Who knew flowers could be so rich in meaning? In Victorian jewelry, floriography gives us insight into the symbolic meaning crafted into each piece. This antique locket, with its abundant daisy flower design, symbolizes innocence, a representation of carefree happiness and youthful simplicity. The gold filled setting, through repousse technique, charmingly depicts each petal and stem with inset paste adding shimmer for a locket that exudes childlike joy through and through. Condition and Quality ● Bright patina with minimal surface wear to the setting. No dents. ● The pair of original frames holds photos tightly in place without glass or plastic inserts. ● Secure, original bail.● Closes firmly with a satisfying “snap.” Collector Note On Floriography. Floriography, or the language of flowers, is rooted in the Victorian era. It refers to the assignment of special emotional meanings to certain flowers. Including those flowers in jewelry was a way to slyly convey one's feelings in a society that discouraged showing your emotions. For example, red roses were (and still are today) associated with romantic love and passion, while forget-me-nots symbolized remembrance. On Victorian. 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’s 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_1678 (GS 9.8.2 (1678))
Price: 265 USD
Location: Altadena, California
End Time: 2025-01-21T22:21:00.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Antique
Style: Locket
Type: Pendant
Metal: Sterling Silver
Metal Purity: 925
Department: Women
Base Metal: Silver
Pendant/Locket Type: Photo
Jewelry Department: Fine
Vintage: Yes
Antique: Yes
Original/Reproduction: Original
Era: Victorian (1837-1901)
