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*********VICTORIAN ETRUSCAN GOLD WASHEDSEED PEARL HAIR LOCKET!I RECENTLY ACQUIRED A SMALL ESTATE COLLECTION OF VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE FINE AND COSTUME JEWELRY. MANY PIECES ARE QUITE RARE AND SOME ARE SIGNED! LISTED FOR AUCTION TODAY IS A VERY RARE FIND! IT IS A GOLD WASHED VICTORIAN ETRUSCAN STYLE LOCKET. IT IS MARKED ON THE INSIDE EDGE “W?&B.*”, WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 10 GRAMS AND MEASURES ABOUT 1 3/8″ X 7/8″. IT IS QUITE ORNATE WITH A RECESSED CENTER, FINE TORSADE METAL WORK AND A RAISED PANEL WITH 4 CREAMY SEED PEARLS! IT IS HINGED AND OPENS TO REVEAL TWO COMPARTMENTS, EACH WITH A ROSE GOLD FRAME OVER A GLASS COVER. AND EACH HAS AN OVAL PAPER, ONE WHITE & ONE DARK BROWN. THESE WERE GENERALLY USED AS A MEMORIAL TO A LOVED ONE THAT HAS PASSED AWAY! I DO NOT BELIEVE THE BALE IS ORIGINAL TO THE PIECE, BUT IS JUST AS I RECEIVED IT. IT HAS CERTAINLY BEEN WORN, IS IN VERY VERY NICE CONDITION AND GOOD WORKING ORDER FOR A PIECE THIS AGE! PLEASE NOTE :
