{"product_id":"victorian-hand-painted-kookaburra-locket","title":"Victorian Hand-Painted Kookaburra Locket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA hand-painted miniature of a kookaburra sits beneath a glass lens in this Victorian gold locket. Native to Australia, the kookaburra had become an emblem of the colony by the late nineteenth century, making it a distinctive subject for jewelry of the period. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe inscription appears to read \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“N. Cayliy (?) pxt. 1885 W. Speen (?)”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The abbreviation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“pxt.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is short for the Latin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epinxit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (“painted it”), a convention artists used to sign miniature paintings. What is the story here? I long to know. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally created as a brooch, the pin was removed at some point in its history - we think it's more wearable on a gold chain. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom N. Cayliy (?) pxt\/ o(?) 1885 W. Speen (?) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epxt is a Latin abbreviation of pinxit meaning he\/she painted it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMATERIALS: 14k gold (tests), glass lenses, miniature painting on velum (?), new 14k gold chain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAGE: dated 1885\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION: Very good - at some point in time the pin was removed to make this piece into a pendant; minor surface wear commensurate with age and use\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 1\" length including the bale, 1\/2\" diameter, 18\" chain\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52371742458138,"sku":"N3087","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/N3087-1.jpg?v=1782515104","url":"https:\/\/checkout.ericaweiner.com\/products\/victorian-hand-painted-kookaburra-locket","provider":"Erica Weiner LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}