Antique Silver Colored Metal Engraved Oval Locket, French Victorian Hairwork Locket c. 1870 english_locket The hanging bolt ring is

The hanging bolt ring is a replacement which is not silver but silver colored metal

for minimum 800 silver purity and assayed in the departments outside of Paris

An heirloom piece that she kept for her great-granddaughter

Once adoring the ears of a fashionable woman in high society

The earrings are a lovely size in the ear and feature a thick sleeper closure which threads through the back of the ear and attaches to the hole in the front

Antique Silver Colored Metal Engraved Oval Locket, French Victorian Hairwork Locket c. 1870 english_locket The hanging bolt ring isThis unique Victorian locket pendant is a well crafted beauty from around 1880. I couldn't find a hallmark on the piece. It tests as minimum 800 silver purity which was standard for continental Europe at the time of production but as there is no hallmark it is being sold as silver colored metal. The locket is very shiny but still retains a lovely patina. It features a beautifully etched floral design with a starburst frame on the front; The back has a