Edwardian, Antique, 9ct Gold Puffy Heart Locket with Forget-me-not and Fern engravings

This is a really stunning antique, Edwardian heart-shaped locket crafted from 9ct gold. It is fully hallmarked for 9ct Gold, Birmingham and the year 1904. Adorned with ornate engravings of fern leaves, (representing new life and new beginnings, and forget me not flowers (symbolising remembrance and true love) on its reverse, the romantic sentiment is written all over this wonderful keepsake.

Measuring 2cm x 1.61cm, this locket weighs 2.22g of 9ct Gold. It is a wonderful keepsake, and looks very pretty hanging from a chain around the neck.

According to folklore, forget-me-nots were first mentioned in a story of a man and his sweetheart who were walking beside the River Danube. They saw the beautiful blue flowers on an islet in the middle of the river. The man leapt into the water to get the blue flowers for his love. Although the current was strong, the man crossed the river safely and got the flowers. However, on his trip back he was swept away in the rapids. Before he completely disappeared, he threw the bouquet of forget-me-nots to his love and shouted, 'Forget-me-not!' She wore these flowers on her hair until the day she died and never forgot about him.