Large, Antique, Victorian, 9ct Gold (F&B) Puffy Heart Bird Locket

This 9ct Gold Victorian aesthetic movement locket is a mesmerising and romantic piece of sweetheart jewellery. Beautifully adorned with an engraved bird in flight, this puffy heart is a great size locket at 2.6cm x 2.2cm.  It weighs 4.8g.

Dating to the late 1800s, it is marked for 9ct Gold B&F. To be more specific;  this locket's make up is known as ‘back and front’. This means that the front and back are curated in 9ct gold but there is a metal frame on the inside to strenghten it. It remains in wonderful condition, and the inside is clean.  Both sides are empty, and the original frames remain. The locket shuts securely.

Birds frequently appear on antique jewellery of the victorian period. Swallows and doves in particular adorned all kinds of sweetheart jewellery. Swallows are known to mate for life and always return to their nests, so it made sense for them to be on jewellery that lovers would give to each other, either as a mark of forever love, or to keep at ones heart when apart from each other.

This lovely locket would make a romantic gift, or a pretty keepsake to hold the pictures of a loved one close to your heart.