About this Piece
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Why You’ll Love It
A piece that is sure to steal your heart. Romance buffs will love this classic symbol of love through its padlock motif, in this Victorian pendant, a piece that’s carried the same message for centuries. Likely a mourning piece, worn originally to express eternal love – note the detailed keyhole – this pendant captures a unique and individualistic idea of heartfelt feelings.
Condition and Quality
| ● | Fresh patina with minimal surface wear to the setting. There is a tiny chip along the bail on the left side which is noticeable only on close inspection. |
| ● | Secure, original bail. |
Collector Note
On Victorian. A young Queen Victoria assumed her role in 1837 and her taste in jewelry quickly became culturally influential, within England and beyond. Her relationship to jewelry was enmeshed with her husband, Prince Albert, who gifted the Queen for their engagement, a snake ring, embedded with an emerald (her birthstone) in its head. Continuing from the Georgian era and intensified by Queen Victoria’s taste, sentimental and figural jewelry was a major trend throughout the Victorian era. When certain ideas and words were deemed too forward or improper to be spoken, jewelry and symbolic meaning was used to communicate what was left unsaid.