Victorian 15 Karat Yellow Gold Heart Shaped Locket Pendant

A Victorian diamond and ruby 'Beggars Heart' silver and yellow gold pendant. This charming heart shaped pendant is composed of two hearts, one set within the other and both freely articulated. The outer heart is set with old mine cut diamonds in silver, which is typical for the Victorian period - this allows the white brilliance of the diamonds to really stand out against the blackened silver behind them. The inner heart is set with old cushion cut rubies in yellow gold, a warmer and softer background for their pinkish hue. The reverse of the pendant is finished in yellow gold. The old mine cut diamonds have a total weight of 1.40 carats approximately, assessed as H/I colour, VS2 clarity. Dimensions: 32 x 28 x 2mm The locket is threaded through with a modern, non original elegant 9 karat white gold 16 inch cable link chain. This pendant is a beautiful example of the romantic and sentimental Victorian aesthetic, no other time was the heart shape so wildy popular as during the era of Queen Victoria, who was the proud owner of many heart shaped jewels...

A Murrle Bennett & Co Art Nouveau amethyst and pearl yellow gold heart necklace. A finely crafted 15 carat yellow gold pendant of swirling form, set to its centre with a heart shaped amethyst of 4 carats approximately of deep purple colour, with a seed pearl encrusted crown and wings. Finished with a pear shaped periodot drop of 0.74 carats approximately. The pendant features an integrated cable link chain with lengths of both 17 and 19 inches depending on the desired fit through two bolt ring fittings. Murrle Bennett was founded by Ernst Murrle and J.B Bennett. jewellery manufacturers in London from 1896-1914. They are famed as manufacturers of Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts jewellery...