Mid Victorian Pavé Turquoise Heart Locket rivière necklace colour G/H

colour G/H

Blue Sapphire (0

1870 - the epitome of Victorian romantic sentimentality

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

Samuel Haynes describes the era as a “leisurely time when women wore picture hats and did not vote

Mid Victorian Pavé Turquoise Heart Locket rivière necklace colour G/HDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 Charming antique heart locket fronted entirely by pav set turquoise cabochons. Whether they changed over time, or were intentionally set this way, the colour variation between individual stones is a gorgeous effect. Quite unusually, the back is 9k gold while the front is silver presumably so that it's non reactive where it sits on the skin, but still with the silver tone front (most attractive combined with the turquoise