Antique Victorian Ivy Heart Locket 9ct Gold Dated 1886

Antique Victorian Ivy Heart Locket 9ct Gold Dated 1886A sweet little antique Victorian heart locket made in Birmingham in 1886. The shell is fashioned in 9ct gold with a beautiful ivy leaf pattern chased across the front and further foliate motifs on the back. Ivy was a popular motif on lockets in the 1800s and represented a loving, unbreakable bond, as in the Victorian rhyme Close clings the ivy to the tree, so in my heart I cling to thee. It would make a perfect gift for a loved one and is complete

A sweet little antique Victorian heart locket made in Birmingham in 1886. The shell is fashioned in 9ct gold with a beautiful ivy leaf pattern chased across the front and further foliate motifs on the back. 

Ivy was a popular motif on lockets in the 1800s and represented a loving, unbreakable bond, as in the Victorian rhyme “Close clings the ivy to the tree, so in my heart I cling to thee”. 

It would make a perfect gift for a loved one and is complete with rims and windows within for two photographs and hallmarks on the reverse.

WEIGHT: 1.9 grams 

FACE MEASURES: Height 18mm (23mm inc. loop) x Width 15mm x Depth 7mm – Windows 13 x 16mm 

METAL: 9ct Gold (Stamped) 

AGE: Victorian. (Dated 1886) 

MARKS: Birmingham hallmarks, 375/ 9ct stamp, 

CONDITION: Two tiny faults on the shell but otherwise in excellent condition for its age. 

ITEM NUMBER: 23-789

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