Victorian Gold Shell Locket target rings 875 grade) silver

875 grade) silver

with green leaves and yellow centres - the level of detail is superb

and opens up to reveal a concave glass locket compartment with

fittings test as 14k gold

Victorian Gold Shell Locket target rings 875 grade) silverDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 Cute antique shell locket modelled in 9ct gold. It dates from the 1870s, and opens to reveal the glass locket compartment within. In the Middle Ages, the scallop shell became associated with religious pilgrimages such as Granada to Santiago de Compostela in Spain but since much earlier the shell has been a symbol of fertility, and often associated with the Goddess Venus. MEASUREMENTS 1. 8 x 1. 7cm (not including jump ring)