Pattern Play - English Victorian Gold Locket memorial sterling silver

sterling silver

three barn swallows fly for their annual trek north

For a man or woman

Both comprise the essence of this three-part pendant in silver

Pattern Play - English Victorian Gold Locket memorial sterling silverDuring the Victorian years the locket reigned as a mainstay in the personal adornment category. With the rise of the science of photography, the locket became the personal showplace for portraits of loved ones. This large example fashioned of 15k yellow gold uses patterns, colors and flowers to enliven the oval front. Cobalt blue enamel crisscrosses the surface in raised channels. Within each frame, a Tudor rose in relief plays against a textured