Antique Victorian 10k Gold Taille D’Epargne Enamel DOUBLE Locket Panel

Description

Details
Excellent condition.
Fresh looking, soft wear is noticeable only on close inspection.
Gold setting has a bright patina with minor surface wear.
No dents or imperfections to the shape or signs of repair.
Enameling is dense and vibrant without any chipping or surface wear.
Locket presses firmly and secure on both sides - it does not snap shut
Glass locket panel is intact.
Bale is secure and original.
Era                Victorian
Diameter        1 1/8
”
excluding bale and is a bit fuller than 1/4"
Mark              No mark
Weight           7 grams
Material          Tests for 10k gold
Collector Note
Made by hand or in small groups of similar styles, vintage jewelry is individualistic with its own special history.
Double locket panel allows the piece to be open and worn on both sides.
Blank cartouche at the center of the enamel designs could be engraved with new owner's initials.
Puffy silhouette and sizeable cache allows for a slim memento as well as favorite photos.
Excellent condition showcases the design detail and quality of construction.
BackStory
On Enameling.
There are several different styles of enameling: guilloche (colored, transparent enamel over a metal surface with geometric grooves), champlevé (enamel fills etchings or depressions in a metal surface), plique a jour (translucent enamel fitted into open-back metal cells) and more. What makes antique or vintage enamel pieces collectible is the condition of the enamel work—is it distinct and vibrant? Is it free from chips? Other characteristics like an elaborate pattern, unique depiction, or the use of multiple colors can add more value to an enamel pieces.
On Victorian
.
A young Queen Victoria assumed her role in 1837 and her taste in jewelry quickly became culturally influential, within England and beyond. Her relationship to jewelry was enmeshed with her husband, Prince Albert, who gifted the Queen for their engagement, a snake ring, embedded with an emerald (her birthstone) in its head. Continuing from the Georgian era and intensified by Queen Victoria
’
s
taste, sentimental and figural jewelry was a major trend throughout the Victorian era. When certain ideas and words were deemed too forward or improper to be spoken, jewelry and symbolic meaning was used to communicate what was left unsaid.
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_gsrx_vers_1292 (GS 8.3.6 (1292))