A Victorian Scottish gold agate padlock pendant, the shield-shape agate quatrefoil, including bloodstone and banded/lace agates, with glazed locket reverse containing three ginger and brown locks of hair.
Popularised by Queen Victoria after the Royal visits to Scotland, wherein she picked up ‘pebbles’ of quartzes and agates which were then designed by Prince Albert into jewels fit for a Queen. These gems filtered down into the general populous with the expansion of the railway allowing greater tourism into the highlands and greater appreciation of the gems available locally.
The ginger hair to the reverse makes us contemplate if the original keeper of the locket was perhaps Scottish?
Marks:
Apparently unmarked with regard metal or maker.
Electronically tests as approximately 9ct gold.
Date:
Circa 1870-1880.
Length:
3.1cms.
Condition:
General small marks and discolouration in keeping with wear, small dent to the reverse.
Small nick to the bloodstone.
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Antique items may longer not be suitable for everyday wear or may benefit from thoughtful consideration when worn with care.
A Victorian Scottish gold agate padlock pendant, the shield-shape agate quatrefoil, including bloodstone and banded/lace agates, with glazed locket reverse containing three ginger and brown locks of hair.
Popularised by Queen Victoria after the Royal visits to Scotland, wherein she picked up ‘pebbles’ of quartzes and agates which were then designed by Prince Albert into jewels fit for a Queen. These gems filtered down into the general populous with the expansion of the railway allowing greater tourism into the highlands and greater appreciation of the gems available locally.
The ginger hair to the reverse makes us contemplate if the original keeper of the locket was perhaps Scottish?
Marks:
Apparently unmarked with regard metal or maker.
Electronically tests as approximately 9ct gold.
Date:
Circa 1870-1880.
Length:
3.1cms.
Condition:
General small marks and discolouration in keeping with wear, small dent to the reverse.
Small nick to the bloodstone.
By clicking to ‘Purchase’ you agree to having read the Important Information for Purchasers.
Our primary concern is that you are pleased with your purchase. Please feel free to ask as many questions as you like about a product before clicking purchase. We appreciate patina and the ‘age’ that older pieces acquire, because of this we do not polish pieces to strip away the age (though your local jeweller may be willing to do this for you for a small fee). Secondhand, vintage and antique pieces will naturally show scratches and small marks, these will often appear more noticeable in the enlarged images that we have made available for you. Our images are as realistic as they can be. Although any appreciable defects/damages will be mentioned please do inspect the images as they do form a part of the condition report.
Antique items may longer not be suitable for everyday wear or may benefit from thoughtful consideration when worn with care.