Victorian 15k Gold Safe Family Locket scent bottle 10ct Old European Cut Diamonds

10ct Old European Cut Diamonds (total)

Remarkable little lucky bean pendant carved from a single piece of nephrite jade

alluding to the name of the material first used to solder gold by Theophrastus in 315 BC

and dates from the late 19th Century - circa 1890

Victorian 15k Gold Safe Family Locket scent bottle 10ct Old European Cut DiamondsDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A charming antique safe locket that opens out to reveal four locket compartments. The style, featuring multiple inner compartments, is known as a family locket. The doors and inner parts of the safe are decorated with chased detailing, with tiny safe handles and locks. It's modelled in 15 karat gold throughout and dates to the Victorian period, circa 1880. MEASUREMENTS 2. 2 x 1. 5cm (not including jump ring) WEIGHT 5. 7g MARKS