Antique Victorian Floral Heart Locket 9ct Gold Back And Front Bloodstone makers initials A

makers initials A

MEASURES: Circumference 7 inches x Diameter 61mm Width 15mm x Depth 3mm

dating it to 1909

MARKS: Eastern European silver/ maker’s marks

echoing the growing movement toward female empowerment

Antique Victorian Floral Heart Locket 9ct Gold Back And Front Bloodstone makers initials AA sweet antique Victorian locket fashioned in 9ct gold back and front. The round shell has been chased with beautiful patterning with a heart and forget me nots depicted on the front and ivy leaves on the back. 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