This excellently minimal Georgian locket is fashioned in the soft pear shape often used to represent the heart in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The lenses aren't glass, but rock crystal, cut with faceted edges and fitted in 18k gold.
MATERIALS: 18k gold (tests), rock crystal, new 14k gold chain
AGE: c. 1820
CONDITION: Very good
SIZE: 1 1/8" x 3/4" locket, 18" chain