In the early 1900s, as Italy was continuing to become the world leader in fashion, the Primavera family worked as jewelry artisans in the beautiful area of Pescara, Italy. In 1918, the family founded Primavera Designs and by 1921 it had become the largest jewelry company in the Abruzzo region. It was there that the family became well known throughout the region for their ability to design and make jewelry for royalty and wealthy families. Often one of the Primavera jewelry artisans would go directly into the home of a patron to design and reproduce a cherished object of art into jewelry.
This continued in Italy until 1934, when Mr. Victor Primavera, Sr. immigrated to the United States and incorporated his company in Rhode Island; the jewelry capital of the United States. Primavera Designs now had a United States division, known as Danecraft, with a small factory and Mr. Victor Primavera, Sr. heading up the design and model making teams.
Since 1934, Danecraft has been privately owned and operated by the Primavera family.
This locket is a large locket and is such a timeless piece. It is 2.25 Inches long and 1.5 inches wide.
The back is blank except for the stamped trademark and the metal purity. The locket is stamped DANECRAFT 12KT G.F. The 12kt G.F stands for gold filled.
Gold filled pieces look very good, are durable and of a great quality. This hot happens because the gold layer is much thicker and will not rub or flake off. In fact, because of the quantity of gold used, the government regulates the gold filled jewelry, making it mandatory that the gold layer represents at least 5% of the jewelry's total weight. The base metal used can be copper, brass or even silver and the gold layer used is usually 10k or higher.
The process of creating gold filled jewelry is more difficult than for gold plating because the base has to be sandwiched between two gold layers. This makes the process harder and much more expensive than plating.
The locket snaps shut with a good snap and the bail is durable and also engraved.
Item weight: 19.14 g
Product code: Danecraft Gold Filled Engraved Locket / Large hot Goldfilled Photo Locket / Engraved Floral Locket