Victorian Book Locket lapis it's only on closer inspection

it's only on closer inspection that you realise what's going on

and feature wonderfully intricate applied goldwork

Now stick that on your hand and wear it

That someone was likely Walter Henry Collins

The principal citrine is flanked by seed pearls and turquoise

Victorian Book Locket lapis it's only on closer inspectionA remarkable Victorian book locket dating from the 1860s. It's crafted in 9 carat gold, and the outer covers are intricately engraved with floral and ribbon like designs, but the real magic is revealed upon opening. Inside there's a ghostly photograph, partially missing it appears to have decayed over the years, leaving an etherial apparition of a man. Then the inscription on the other side tells us something about said man it reads: "PRESENTED TO W'm