Antique Victorian 1898 Sterling Silver Vesta Case Locket Necklace

Antique Victorian 1898 Sterling Silver Vesta Case Locket NecklaceAntique 1898 Vesta case set in sterling silver, featuring a beautiful ivy leaf pattern on the front and back. In the Victorian era the Ivy leaf symbolised love, affection, fidelity, friendship and affection. The Vesta case would be the perfect place to store a keepsake or memento as if it were a locket. Vesta cases were used to store matches, on the bottom of the box is a ridged area used to strike the match. In the 1830s friction matches came into

The pencil retracts smoothly by the twisting

Vintage Art Deco 1930s silver lizard brooch

The powder compact has a fine gauze cover lined with pink velvet and a small white ribbon pull

the stones measure 4

This type of stone were commonly used in fobs and often had family crests carved into them

The necklace measures 79cm / 31"

pearl and turquoise gemstones

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The piece is hallmark 'SILVER' on the back of the heart

This diamond would have been hand cut

These earrings were converted from buttons into earrings by our expert Hatton Garden goldsmith

The front of the watch face can also be opened