Antique Victorian 3 Leaf Clover Paste Gold Filled Hand Etched Pendant Locket

Just under 1 1/4 (excluding bail). Tests for gold filled, glass. A token of words unspoken. Symbolizing devotion in its purest form, this antique, uniquely charming Victorian locket tells a classic story of faith, hope, and love through its three-leaf clover motif.

Romantics will love its charming hand-etched design in a gold-filled setting enhanced by shimmering paste and its large size and classic round silhouette. Bright patina with minor surface wear. Fresh sheen, light surface wear, and no chipping on the glass.

The pair of original photo frames are intact. Closes firmly with a satisfying snap.

Symbolism in antique and vintage jewelry is common, yet it can be hard to spot if you don't know what you're looking for. Often, specific natural gemstones, flowers, birds, and motifs like stars and anchors were imbued with meanings that have fallen out of present-day society's collective memory. To appreciate the power of symbols in antique jewelry is to imagine what it would have been like to wear the piece and step back into history. 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. 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. _gsrx_vers_1678 GS 9.8.2 (1678).