Antique Victorian pendant featuring an orante locket set in rolled gold. The pendant hangs from a new 9ct gold chain. 

Rolled gold is a hybrid metal consisting a thick layer of gold that is fused by heat to create one or both sides of a base metal of brass or copper. Usually rolled gold consists of 5% gold. This process was patented in England in 1817; it became popular in the 1920's and 1930's and was used in high quality vintage jewellery. Rolled gold is better quality than gold plated jewellery. 

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 lock of hair a marriage proposal usually would follow. Lockets were considered a statement of an intention to marry.

ERA

Victorian, 1837-1901

HALLMARKS

Rolled Gold

MEASUREMENTS

Height - 2.55cm / 1"

Width - 2.55cm / 1"

Weight - 4.95g

CONDITION

The locket is in excellent antique condition

SKU

6780