Victorian Mourning Locket with Sir James Martin Provenance

Victorian gilt on 18ct pink gold mourning locket. Containing…
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Victorian gilt on 18ct pink gold mourning locket. Containing miniature portrait of Eleanor Martin, daughter of Sir James and lady Martin. Star enamel and inscription to front 'Dear Eleanor died 4th Feb. Y.1880 Do. Not. Forget. Her.' monogrammed 'MM' verso for Mary Martin. Illustrated in 'Martin of Martin place - a Biography of Sir James Martin' (1820-1886) pg. 95. Provenance: Mary Martin and Wilfrid Inman estate. Sir James Martin (1820-1866) Chief Justice and Premier of NSW; thence his daughter, Mary Martin (m. Inman 1897); thence Inman family descendants.

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  • Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.

    The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910.
  • Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".

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