Antique Victorian Forget Me Not Locket 9ct Gold Back And Front Metal_Gold Maker’s initials (J

Maker’s initials (J

silver Jubilee mark

black diamonds when they catch the light

ITEM NUMBER: 8217

Prince Albert in the 19th Century and were traditionally used by gentlemen to secure a pocket watch to the buttonhole of a waistcoat

Antique Victorian Forget Me Not Locket 9ct Gold Back And Front Metal_Gold Maker’s initials (JA sweet antique Victorian locket fashioned in 9ct gold back and front and chased with ivy and forget me nots on both sides along with a shield that has yet to be engraved. Forget me nots were a popular motif in the Victorian era and symbolic of eternal love and remembrance. They were often paired with ivy leaves which similarly represented an unbreakable bond, as in the Victorian rhyme Close clings the ivy to the tree, so in my heart I cling to thee.