Victorian Sapphire & Diamond Locket

Victorian Sapphire & Diamond LocketCool Victorian locket set with a vibrant blue sapphire flanked by two bright old cut diamonds on a raised flash that runs diagonally down the front. Dating from the late 19th century, its shape takes the form of a rectangle with truncated shoulders, giving it an interesting, geometric feel, and it is crafted in 15 carat gold throughout. Era: Victorian, circa 1880 Size: 3. 4cm (including bail) by 1. 9cm Stones: Sapphire & Diamond Marks: Stamped 15CT

Secured by a simple gold plated clasp with an X motif

The panel as bordered by glistening rose cut diamonds and raised up on a wonderfully intricate pseudo-claw openworked gallery

*St Mary's in East Knoyle had a notable rector in Christopher Wren

18 carat gold setting

suggesting it was originally made as a memorial piece

Marks: Stamped PLAT (tested as 18ct gold)

named after Edmond Halley

an Early Scots poem dating from the 15th century and attributed to James I

Wonderfully tactile and remarkably comfortable to wear

The head is a woven Lover's Knot - or

A charming example of Grand Tour souvenir jewellery

With the popularity of shoe buckles waning towards the end of that century