Georgian Rock Crystal Heart Locket georgian an open gallery and split

an open gallery and split shoulders accented with flowing lines

It's set in a silver cut-down 'pie-crust' mount that's grasped between elaborately scalloped 'prongs' (really they're more like proto-prongs)

Marks: 9ct (for 9ct Gold)

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crafted in two-tone 18 carat gold

Georgian Rock Crystal Heart Locket georgian an open gallery and splitGeorgian heart locket with two flat faceted rock crystal panels forming the "glass." The frame and bail are grooved, as was the fashion of the day, and crafted in 15 carat gold throughout. It was made in England around the turn of the nineteenth century. Era: Georgian, circa 1800 Size: 2. 7cm (including bail) by 17. 8mm Stone: Flat Cut Rock Crystal Marks: None, tested as 15ct gold Condition: Fair; there is a chip to the back of one of the rock crystal