A locket is an item of jewellery, usually a pendant worn on a chain around the neck, that is hinged and opens to reveal a space, sometimes called a "keepsake compartment", used for storing a a personal memento, such as a miniature, a photograph or strands of hair. Other styles of lockets are worn as a brooch or bracelet. They have been around in various forms since the 15th century, but reached the peak of their popularity in the 19th century, when sentimentality was part of the national psyche. They are most commonly made of gold or silver, often decorated with precious or semi-precious stones and come in many shapes including ovals, hearts and circles.

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Victorian pietra dura and yellow gold locket unmarked. Approx…

Victorian pietra dura and yellow gold locket unmarked. Approx weight 12 grams, oval disc size 32 x 24 mm, bail and setting tests as 18ct back plate as copper

Pietra dura pendant, depicting a floral spray within an oval…

Floral Pietra Dura Pendant

Pietra dura pendant, depicting a floral spray within an oval gold frame with bead and ropetwist details, length 5.0 cm.

Two pietra dura crosses, both late Victorian with floral motifs,…

Victorian Pietra Dura Crosses with Floral Motifs (2)

Two pietra dura crosses, both late Victorian with floral motifs, one depicts two doves, set with yellow tone pendant bails, Florentine origin, (A/F) (2)

Pietra dura gilt cross pendant, set with inlaid flower heads…

Gilt Pietra Dura Cross Pendant with Floral Inlay

Pietra dura gilt cross pendant, set with inlaid flower heads and foliage, encased within a gilt framework with incised decoration to perimeter, with gilt bail marked 'K & Co', height 8.2 cm

Victorian pietra dura and yellow gold brooch / pendant. Approx…

Victorian Pietra Dura Gold Brooch Pendant

Victorian pietra dura and yellow gold brooch / pendant. Approx size 38 x 46 mm, total weight 12 grams. Tests as gold.

A beautiful antique pietra dura locket pendant on chain, 18ct…

Antique Pietra Dura Locket Pendant on Gold Chain

A beautiful antique pietra dura locket pendant on chain, 18ct yellow gold, made as a large 5.5 x 4 cm oval locket of black matt finished onyx, intricately inlaid to front panel with a hardstone foliate arrangement in the pietra dura style with a central…

Vintage pietra dura inlaid brooch / pendant

Pietra Dura Inlaid Vintage Brooch/Pendant

Vintage pietra dura inlaid brooch / pendant

A pietra dura pendant, with inlaid floral and foliate design,…

Pietra Dura Pendant on Gold Chain

A pietra dura pendant, with inlaid floral and foliate design, 45 x 35 mm, suspended from a gold serpentine chain, total length 700 mm

A Victorian pietra dura pendant and silver chain, the oval…

Victorian Pietra Dura Pendant with Jet Bead Tassels

A Victorian pietra dura pendant and silver chain, the oval pendant with pink, white and blue flowers, with three 'tassels' of jet beads suspended from the base, attached to small but strong link chain set with eight conforming jet beads.

A pietra dura pendant, with inlaid floral and foliate design,…

Floral Pietra Dura Pendant

A pietra dura pendant, with inlaid floral and foliate design, 45 x 35 mm.

A Victorian pietra dura locket, lozenge form with floral motif…

Victorian Agate Pietra Dura Locket

A Victorian pietra dura locket, lozenge form with floral motif inlay agates. Locket compartment to the reverse. 15 carat yellow gold tapering bale with applied gold beading to the edges, circa 1870. Boxed.

A Victorian pietra dura locket, oval form. Black agate inlaid…

Victorian Pietra Dura Locket with Floral Inlay

A Victorian pietra dura locket, oval form. Black agate inlaid with lily floral motif in green, white, blue and red agates. Single locket compartment to the reverse. 15 carat yellow gold bale, circa 1870.

Vintage pietra dura open locket

Vintage Pietra Dura Locket

Vintage pietra dura open locket

A Victorian pietra dura pendant, the oval panel having flowers…

Victorian Pietra Dura Pendant with 15ct Gold Bale, 1870

A Victorian pietra dura pendant, the oval panel having flowers and leaves, with a 15ct gold bale signed Db, circa 1870