Outrageous Victorian Locket with Basket in Black Enamel agate each turquoise bezel set down

each turquoise bezel set down the line

Designed in an almost wreath-like formation

the chain measures 21

it features three pearls coming together to form another clover

Nostalgia for the Middle Ages and the Italian/French Renaissance brought back a renewed interest in the symbolic powers of gemstones

Outrageous Victorian Locket with Basket in Black Enamel agate each turquoise bezel set downThere is nothing more romantic than wearing a reminder of someone you love close to your heart. For centuries, the locket has been a favored accessory to do just that. Evolving from ancient amulets, European designs for lockets appear to date to the 16th century, when small pendants were worn to conceal good luck charms, small fabric squares soaked in perfume to ward off the poor smells on public thoroughfares, painted portraits, and even, on