Antique Victorian Forget Me Not hot Flower Paste Seed Pearl Rose Gold Filled Locket

Era: Victorian
Diameter: 7/8" (excluding bail)
Material: Tests for gold filled, glass, natural seed pearls
Weight: 4.8 grams
Mark: No mark

Why You'll Love It
The charming details are mesmerizing. Take a closer look at this Victorian locket, as it tells a tale of remembrance, through its forget-me-not flower motif that was etched by hand. Gypsy set seed pearls give the petals a luminous shimmer.

Condition and Quality
● Bright patina with minimal surface wear to the setting. No dents.
● Fresh sheen, light surface wear, and no chipping on the glass.
● All seed pearls are intact and in place.
● The pair of original frames holds photos tightly in place without glass or plastic inserts.
● Secure, original bail.
● Closes firmly with a satisfying "snap".

Collector Note
On Floriography. Floriography, or the language of flowers, is rooted in the Victorian era. It refers to the assignment of special emotional meanings to certain flowers. Including those flowers in jewelry was a way to slyly convey one's feelings in a society that discouraged showing your emotions. For example, red roses were (and still are today) associated with romantic love and passion, while forget-me-knots were associated with remembrance.

On Victorian. A young Queen Victoria assumed her role in 1837 and her taste in jewelry quickly became culturally influential, within England and beyond. Her relationship to jewelry was enmeshed with her husband, Prince Albert, who gifted the Queen for their engagement, a snake ring, embedded with an emerald (her birthstone) in its head. Continuing from the Georgian era and intensified by Queen Victoria's taste, sentimental and figural jewelry was a major trend throughout the Victorian era. When certain ideas and words were deemed too forward or improper to be spoken, jewelry and symbolic meaning was used to communicate what was left unsaid. hot