Top-quality Victorian 9ct Yellow Gold Heart Locket Necklace ~ Selling Fast [f9nCINE7]

Antique Victorian yellow gold locket featuring delicate swirl and heart engravings on the front of the piece. This antique locket is 9ct gold indicated by the hallmark 9ct BK & FT, the interior of the locket is not gold.

The Locket is perhaps the most mysterious and alluring pieces of jewellery. Only the wearer knows what secrets lie within the locket. It has to be the ultimate love token.

During the Victorian era, young Victorian women would hide a picture of a man they admired, if the man offered up a locket of hair a marriage proposal usually would follow. Lockets were considered a statement of an intention to marry.

ERA:

Victorian, circa. 1837-1901

MEASUREMENT:

The locket measures 2.2cm / 0.8” in height and 1.7cm / 0.6” in length and 4.3mm / 0.1” in width. The pendant hangs from a new 18" 9ct yellow gold chain.

CONDITION:

The locket is in excellent antique condition, the locket closes securely and the piece is free of dents and scratches.