DATE: Victorian, c.1870

A striking High Victorian locket with a central pavé set dome of turquoise cabochons topped off with a star-set diamond. Petal-like openworked segments immediately surround the oval dome, with eight turquoise trefoil/clovers adorning the border. The edges are with applied gold ropework, and the reverse features a glass-fronted locket compartment. Crafted in 15 karat gold and dating from the 1870s

STONES 

Turquoise & Diamond

MEASUREMENTS 

5.4 x 3.6cm

WEIGHT 

14.4g

MARKS 

No marks present, tests as 15k gold

CONDITION 

Excellent