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 more...

In Victorian England there were strict protocols for mourning the death of a family member, relative or (in the case of servants) an employer of employer's family member. They were particularly observed by the upper classes, but followed by other classes where the apparel and accoutrements could be afforded.

Mourning protocols were mainly applied to women, who were expected to wear heavy, concealing, black clothing, together with a black crepe veil, and a cap or bonnet.

Mourning jewellery completed the ensemble.

For a widow, there were three stages of mourning, covering a period of two years or more. The more...

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An Australian 9ct gold photo frame pendant, set with paste (one…

9ct Gold Photo Frame Pendant with Paste Pearls

An Australian 9ct gold photo frame pendant, set with paste (one missing) and paste pearls.

A mourning cameo locket, bog oak, Victorian, presented as an…

Victorian Mourning Cameo Locket with Grecian Woman Carving

A mourning cameo locket, bog oak, Victorian, presented as an oval shaped locket of domed profile, intricately carved with a Grecian woman in profile with vine and grape detail to head dress, hinged to reveal photo panel, 3.5 cm in length. N.B. Bail…

19th century locket with photograph A/F

Antique Locket with Damaged Photograph

19th century locket with photograph A/F

A Victorian gilt oval locket with contemporary photograph and…

Victorian Gilt Locket with Hair and Photo

A Victorian gilt oval locket with contemporary photograph and hair lock

A 15ct yellow gold ruby & seed pearl pendant, round synthetic…

Gold Ruby & Seed Pearl Locket Pendant

A 15ct yellow gold ruby & seed pearl pendant, round synthetic rubies with seed pearls mounted in a circular photo locket

An antique rolled gold mourning locket, floral engraved border,…

Floral Engraved Mourning Locket with Hair Woven Inside

An antique rolled gold mourning locket, floral engraved border, circular perspex centre containing woven hair.

A silver rabbit pendant and a photograph frame. (2)

Silver Rabbit Pendant and Photo Frame Set

A silver rabbit pendant and a photograph frame. (2)

A sterling silver mourning locket, enamel and seed pearl…

Enamel and Pearl Mourning Locket

A sterling silver mourning locket, enamel and seed pearl decoration, 2.25 cm long slight chip to enamel to reverse

A Coach heart locket keychain. Pink enamel heart with slot for…

Coach Heart Locket Keychain with Pink Enamel and Silver Tone

A Coach heart locket keychain. Pink enamel heart with slot for a photo inside. Silver tone hardware. Length 8.5 cm. Box.

Mid Victorian round photo locket

Victorian Round Locket

Mid Victorian round photo locket

A sterling silver ball photo locket, four consatina locket in…

Silver Ball & Foldable Photo Locket Set

A sterling silver ball photo locket, four consatina locket in silver Wt 10 grams

A silver locket with engraving to one side and a hardstone…

Engraved Locket with Cross and Photo Window

A silver locket with engraving to one side and a hardstone cross and a photo window to the other side

Sterling silver photo ball pendant on chain with accordion type…

Taxco Sterling Silver Photo Ball Pendant with Figaro Chain

Sterling silver photo ball pendant on chain with accordion type hinged opening. Marked Taxco Raphael Mexico 925, 925 Italy to the figaro chain, approix ball size 20 mm closed, chain length 68 cm, weight 35 grams

A Victorian gold plated Prince of Wales feathers mourning…

Victorian Prince of Wales Feathers Mourning Pendant & Chain

A Victorian gold plated Prince of Wales feathers mourning pendant, on related plated chain.

Antique gilt metal photo locket approx 2.5 cm high approx, in…

Antique Gilt Metal Locket in Original Box

Antique gilt metal photo locket approx 2.5 cm high approx, in what is the original box

A silver vesta and a mourning pendant on chain the vesta is…

Silver Vesta and Mourning Pendant Set

A silver vesta and a mourning pendant on chain the vesta is marked Birmingham 1900 to vesta and 925 Italy to chain, approx. weight 23 grams, chain length 44 cm. Mourning pendant chain length 44 cm. Vesta has some minor damages.

A collection of Lockets, mostly gold lined, together with a…

Gold Lockets and Mourning Jewelry Collection

A collection of Lockets, mostly gold lined, together with a mourning pendant, a brooch and a glass pendant. (6)

Antique gilt metal folding photo locket, 25 mm

Gilt Metal Folding Photo Locket - Antique 25mm

Antique gilt metal folding photo locket, 25 mm

Victorian black enamel and metal mourning locket approx size 26…

Victorian Black Enamel Mourning Locket with Chip

Victorian black enamel and metal mourning locket approx size 26 x 34 mm, chip to reverse corner

Victorian enamel and gilt metal mourning locket, a chip to the…

Victorian Enamel Mourning Locket with Gilt Metal - Damaged

Victorian enamel and gilt metal mourning locket, a chip to the enamel, size 26 x 33 mm, weight 15.9 grams total

A Victorian shaped oval mourning brooch with locket compartment…

Victorian Mourning Brooch with Locket Compartment

A Victorian shaped oval mourning brooch with locket compartment within a scrolled border

An Edwardian gold-plated double-sided photo locket. Diameter 47…

Gold-Plated Double-Sided Photo Locket - 47mm Diameter

An Edwardian gold-plated double-sided photo locket. Diameter 47 mm.

Victorian gold framed miniature hand coloured photo pendant,…

Victorian Gold Miniature Portrait Pendant

Victorian gold framed miniature hand coloured photo pendant, head and shoulder portrait of a gent

An antique gold photo locket. 9ct rose gold, Edwardian, made as…

Edwardian Rose Gold Photo Locket with Peaked Gold Work

An antique gold photo locket. 9ct rose gold, Edwardian, made as a round disc of peaked gold work of polished finish with millgraining between each peak, framed by applied gold balls, fitted with bail, to reverse a photo panel. Af

Antique rolled gold photo locket with cameo set

Vintage Cameo Locket in Rolled Gold

Antique rolled gold photo locket with cameo set

Frank Grady 9ct gold photo locket, round form. Presentation…

Round 9ct Gold Locket with Inscription and Maker's Mark

Frank Grady 9ct gold photo locket, round form. Presentation inscribed. Stamped maker's mark.

Antique gilt mourning locket

Gilded Mourning Locket

Antique gilt mourning locket

Antique 14ct gold mourning pendant with engraved case and hair…

14ct Gold Mourning Pendant with Hair Display

Antique 14ct gold mourning pendant with engraved case and hair display

Victorian gold mourning locket / pendant, (9ct back and gilt…

Victorian Gold Mourning Locket Pendant, 9ct, 6g, 4cm

Victorian gold mourning locket / pendant, (9ct back and gilt surround), total weight: 6 grams, size: 4 cm including bale, äs inspected

Victorian sterling silver pendant photo frame, Birmingham 1895,…

Victorian Silver Oval Pendant Frame, Birmingham 1895

Victorian sterling silver pendant photo frame, Birmingham 1895, makers mark rubbed. Oval shape, with gilt washed finish. Height 8 cm Weight 30grams

An Australian commonwealth military Forces locket with…

Australian Military Forces Locket, c1940

An Australian commonwealth military Forces locket with photograph 9ct rolled rose gold on sterling silver; Australia; excellent condition, c1940 inches. S 2 cm dia

Victorian enamel mourning locket star set with a single split…

Victorian Enamel Mourning Locket with Split Pearl and Wear

Victorian enamel mourning locket star set with a single split pearl. Approx size 40 x 30 mm. wear around the hinge. With a rose gold bail

An Edwardian 9ct gold, seed pearl and ruby photo locket, photos…

Edwardian Gold Locket with Seed Pearls and Rubies

An Edwardian 9ct gold, seed pearl and ruby photo locket, photos to both sides.

A gold locket. 9ct yellow gold, antique inspired as a cut…

Antique-inspired Gold Locket with Foliate Design

A gold locket. 9ct yellow gold, antique inspired as a cut cornered rectangular shaped locket of slender form, decorated to front panel with foliate work to surround, hinged to reveal two photo panels, fitted with bail. Length 3.8 cm

Edwardian 9ct yellow gold double sided photo locket and chain

9ct Gold Double-Sided Photo Locket & Chain - Edwardian Style

Edwardian 9ct yellow gold double sided photo locket and chain

WW1 Period yellow gold double photo locket unmarked. Misstruck…

WW1 Double Photo Locket, Yellow Gold, 9ct, Unmarked

WW1 Period yellow gold double photo locket unmarked. Misstruck mark Approx dia 30 mm, tests as 9ct

A Victorian Vulcanite mourning locket, oval, with a wreath motif

Victorian Vulcanite Mourning Locket with Wreath Motif

A Victorian Vulcanite mourning locket, oval, with a wreath motif

Diamond and yellow metal locket C.1910 unmarked (likely of…

Diamond and yellow metal locket C.1910 unmarked (likely of Australian make), weight 15.26 grams, item size 40 x 32 mm. Rose cut diamond size 2.6 mm * photo is marked the Johnson studio's 67 market street Sydney. William Johnson work in market street…

An antique 9ct gold photo locket, diameter 30 mm

Vintage Gold Locket - 9ct, 30mm Diameter

An antique 9ct gold photo locket, diameter 30 mm

9ct gold double photo locket, approx 6.4 grams

9ct Gold Double Photo Locket - 6.4g

9ct gold double photo locket, approx 6.4 grams

Edwardian double sided photo locket on 9ct rope twist chain

Edwardian Locket on 9ct Chain

Edwardian double sided photo locket on 9ct rope twist chain

Antique 9ct yellow gold bloodstone locket, with engraved shield…

Engraved 9ct Gold Bloodstone Locket with Photo Inside

Antique 9ct yellow gold bloodstone locket, with engraved shield to the front and fully engraved surface to the back, hinged with photo inside. Weight: 5.75 grams

A Christofle silver photograph locket, rectangular, with…

Christofle Silver Hide-Finish Photo Locket

A Christofle silver photograph locket, rectangular, with hide-effect finish

A late 19th century gilded 9ct. yellow gold photo locket, oval…

Gilded Bloodstone Locket with Engraved Back

A late 19th century gilded 9ct. yellow gold photo locket, oval form, the front with bloodstone panel, engraved back.

An antique photo locket, 9ct yellow gold, Edwardian, made as a…

Edwardian Gold Locket with Engraved Frame

An antique photo locket, 9ct yellow gold, Edwardian, made as a lovely small round frame of worked engraved gold, fitted with a glass panel, the back of smooth closed gold, fitted with small bail.

A mourning pendant, circular shaped with glass, frame 9 carat…

Circular Mourning Pendant in 9ct Rose Gold (1930)

A mourning pendant, circular shaped with glass, frame 9 carat rose gold, Birmingham 1930. Diameter 3.5 cm. Total weight 10.9g.

An Edwardian 9ct gold photograph locket pendant, the border set…

Pearl Border Gold Locket Pendant with Photo Insert

An Edwardian 9ct gold photograph locket pendant, the border set with paste pearls

An Australia 9ct gold photograph pendant locket with pearl-set…

Gold Locket with Pearl Border by Willis

An Australia 9ct gold photograph pendant locket with pearl-set border; Willis

Edwardian 9ct gold photo locket, with seed pearls and turquoise,…

Edwardian Gold Locket with Pearls and Turquoise

Edwardian 9ct gold photo locket, with seed pearls and turquoise, 6.2grams, in total

Victorian 9ct gold photo locket weight: approx 8.1grams, B& F

Victorian 9ct Gold Photo Locket - B&F - 8.1g

Victorian 9ct gold photo locket weight: approx 8.1grams, B& F

Victorian 9ct gold photo locket weight: approx 8.6 grams

Victorian 9ct Gold Photo Locket - 8.6g

Victorian 9ct gold photo locket weight: approx 8.6 grams

Victorian rose gold and enamel mourning locket. Approx width 11…

Victorian Enamel Mourning Locket, 9ct Rose Gold

Victorian rose gold and enamel mourning locket. Approx width 11 mm, weight 1.5 grams. Tests as 9ct

A mourning locket, inscribed 'Irene' and 'Billy 1902', 9 carat…

Irene and Billy Mourning Locket

A mourning locket, inscribed 'Irene' and 'Billy 1902', 9 carat rose gold. Diameter 3 cm. Weight 10.7g.

Two antique photo Lockets, both set in 9ct rose gold, one a…

Antique Rose Gold Double-Sided Lockets with Bails

Two antique photo Lockets, both set in 9ct rose gold, one a small round shaped locket of double sided design, simple edged in a smooth polished finish with bail, the other of larger size, convex in profile, also double sided with fancy fixed top bail

George V 9ct rose gold photo locket marked Glasgow 1912 Collins…

Glasgow 1912 Rose Gold Locket with Print Photo

George V 9ct rose gold photo locket marked Glasgow 1912 Collins & co. Approx dia. 34 mm, weight 6.5 grams, photo is a print

An antique Colonial 9ct gold double sided photo pendant,…

Melbourne Colonial Gold Photo Pendant, Late 19th Century

An antique Colonial 9ct gold double sided photo pendant, Melbourne origin, late 19th century, 4 cm high overall, 2.7 grams total

Rivana antique 9ct gold lady's watch, cigarette holder with…

Antique Accessories Set: Watch, Cigarette Holder, Locket, Pen

Rivana antique 9ct gold lady's watch, cigarette holder with gold fittings in original leather case, gilt metal and enamel antique photo locket, silver pen (incomplete), 19th and early 20th century, (4 items),

A Victorian mourning locket, oval black glass with hair lock…

Victorian Hair Locket in Engraved Gold Bezel

A Victorian mourning locket, oval black glass with hair lock framed by an engraved gold bezel.

A late Victorian 9ct gold and seed pearl double sided photo…

Victorian Pearl Photo Pendant on Silk Chain

A late Victorian 9ct gold and seed pearl double sided photo pendant on silk chain, stamped '9ct, 4 cm across

An early 20th century silver hinged photo locket, applied…

Silver Monogrammed Photo Locket

An early 20th century silver hinged photo locket, applied monogrammed initials.

9ct gold heart locket pendant, stamped 375, of heart form with…

9ct gold heart locket pendant, stamped 375, of heart form with pressed foliate design to cover, opening to reveal two photo windows, total weight 3.58gm, drop 3.2 cm x width 2.5 cm

Mid 20th century 9ct photo locket plain oval with bright cut…

Bright Cut Leaf Scroll Oval Locket

Mid 20th century 9ct photo locket plain oval with bright cut leaf scroll cover

9ct two sided engraved photo locket with birds and flowers on…

Engraved Bird and Flower Double-Sided Locket

9ct two sided engraved photo locket with birds and flowers on both sides, approx 3.8 grams, 3 cm including ring

A vintage 9ct. rose gold fob seal, the unengraved seal opening…

9ct. Rose Gold Fob Seal with Photo Locket

A vintage 9ct. rose gold fob seal, the unengraved seal opening to reveal a photo locket, stamped gold marks. 5.13gms.

Two antique pieces. One a 9ct yellow gold fob medallion piece,…

Antique Gold Medallion and Mourning Locket with Pearls

Two antique pieces. One a 9ct yellow gold fob medallion piece, round in shape with a lovely engraved front panel and engraving to reverse, along with a mourning locket of round shape, detailed by a woven panel of hair with four starburst pearls set to…

An Edwardian 9ct rose gold double sided glass photo locket.…

Edwardian Rose Gold Double Sided Locket

An Edwardian 9ct rose gold double sided glass photo locket. Diameter 2 cm. Weight 3.0grams.

A 9ct gold locket with vintage photograph of a gentleman.

Vintage gentleman's photo in 9ct gold locket

A 9ct gold locket with vintage photograph of a gentleman.

A silver Sovereign case on chain. Sterling silver, the case…

Sterling Silver Sovereign Case Locket on Chain

A silver Sovereign case on chain. Sterling silver, the case originally presented as a small rounded case with crown press opening to reveal a sovereign case, currently being used as a photo locket with springs removed, fitted with large bail, suspended…

A 9ct gold Victorian photo pendant, leaf frame, glazed front…

Victorian Gold Leaf Photo Pendant

A 9ct gold Victorian photo pendant, leaf frame, glazed front and back.

Antique 9ct rose gold photo locket marked 9ct. Approx total…

Vintage 9ct Rose Gold Photo Locket - 6g, 32mm

Antique 9ct rose gold photo locket marked 9ct. Approx total weight 6 grams, dia.32 mm, photo is a print

Victorian 9ct gold sided photo locket, marked 9ct gold sided,…

Victorian 9ct Gold Locket with Double Portraits

Victorian 9ct gold sided photo locket, marked 9ct gold sided, maker W.O.D, of oval form with shield set to cover, opening to reveal double portraits of a young man and older woman, height 3.5 cm

Edwardian 9ct two tone gold double sided photo locket. The bale…

Edwardian Two-Tone Gold Double-Sided Locket, 9ct

Edwardian 9ct two tone gold double sided photo locket. The bale loop is not gold. Wt. 8g (total)

An Australian 9ct yellow gold double sided photo locket made by…

Australian Double-Sided Gold Locket by T. Willis & Co

An Australian 9ct yellow gold double sided photo locket made by T. Willis & Co, Melbourne

Victorian silver fancy photo locket, engraved oval centre, bead…

Victorian Silver Engraved Photo Locket with Beaded Border

Victorian silver fancy photo locket, engraved oval centre, bead and panelled border. 14.1 grams

A large silver locket. Sterling silver, oval in form with a…

Matted Sterling Silver Locket with Glass Panels

A large silver locket. Sterling silver, oval in form with a flat square edged profile and unusual matt finish to case front and back, detailed to edged by fine ribbing, hinged to reveal two glass panelled photo panels, fitted with bead worked bail. Length…

Victorian sterling silver mourning locket with bead borders and…

Victorian Mourning Locket with Bead Borders and Decoration

Victorian sterling silver mourning locket with bead borders and decorated body Horace Walker Birmingham 1882. Approx weight 9 grams weight, 46 mm high without bail

A Victorian mourning pendant on chain, 15ct yellow gold plated…

Victorian Mourning Pendant with Pearls and Hair Panel

A Victorian mourning pendant on chain, 15ct yellow gold plated silver, presented as an oval plaque of domed form set with a single tiny pearl to centre, framed by filigree work and applied rope beading, suspending to lower point a single further pearl, to…

Victorian pinchbeck locket, book shape with two photo lockets…

Victorian Book Locket with Cameo and Photos

Victorian pinchbeck locket, book shape with two photo lockets and carved cameo

Victorian 9ct gold, double sided fob locket, with…

Double-Sided Victorian Gold Fob Locket with Carnelian/Bloodstone

Victorian 9ct gold, double sided fob locket, with carnelian/bloodstone, photo frames in place but no glass, approx 2.5 cm including bale

Hallmarked 9ct gold photo locket, both with frames, hallmarked…

Chester Hallmarked 9ct Gold Photo Locket with Frames

Hallmarked 9ct gold photo locket, both with frames, hallmarked Chester, approx 3.2 grams, 2.5 cm

Victorian enamel and seed pearl mourning pendant with a rose…

Victorian Mourning Pendant with Enamel and Pearls

Victorian enamel and seed pearl mourning pendant with a rose gold frame and silver setting, size 20 x 18 mm, weight 4.8 grams, a/f to enamel

A Victorian mourning pendant, featuring angels, silver, mounted…

Victorian Angel Mourning Pendant on Sterling Silver Chain

A Victorian mourning pendant, featuring angels, silver, mounted on a sterling silver chain. Weight 28.9grams.

A vintage amber crystal necklace, an antique carved ivory…

Antique Jewelry Set: Amber, Ivory, Jet, and Locket

A vintage amber crystal necklace, an antique carved ivory necklace and pendant, a jet star brooch and an antique mourning locket on chain, (4 items), 19th and early 20th century,

A Victorian 15ct yellow gold & enamel horseshoe mourning locket,…

Victorian Horseshoe Locket with Hair Panel and Enamel

A Victorian 15ct yellow gold & enamel horseshoe mourning locket, one horseshoe locket with a hinged lid and glass hair panel, Wt4.5 grams

A Victorian gilt metal porcelain & gemstone mourning locket, an…

Victorian Mourning Locket with Gemstones and Hair Lock

A Victorian gilt metal porcelain & gemstone mourning locket, an oval shaped hand painted porcelain inlaid in a locket with turquoise & imitation rubies mounted in a scroll frame, the locket opens with two glass sections one with a photo the other with a…

Edwardian 9ct yellow gold faux pearl and red stone double sided…

Double-Sided Edwardian Photo Locket with Faux Pearl and Red Stone

Edwardian 9ct yellow gold faux pearl and red stone double sided photo locket. Wt. 8.5g (total)

An Australian 9ct yellow gold double sided photo locket…

Australian Double-Sided Gold Locket by Aronson & Co

An Australian 9ct yellow gold double sided photo locket possibly made by Aronson & Co., Melbourne

An Australian 9ct yellow gold photo locket the locket is double…

Australian 9ct Gold Double-Sided Locket with Star Pearl Design

An Australian 9ct yellow gold photo locket the locket is double sided with six seed pearls in a star shape design, it was made by T. Willis & Co, Melbourne.

9ct gold Edwardian photo locket with seed pearls, total weight…

Edwardian Seed Pearl Locket in 9ct Gold

9ct gold Edwardian photo locket with seed pearls, total weight 7.8gms

Victorian 9ct heart photo locket, double sided photo panels…

Victorian Pearl Heart Locket - Chester 1903

Victorian 9ct heart photo locket, double sided photo panels surrounded with half pearls, Chester 1903 by Edward Durban & Co. of Birmingham

A 9ct gold mounted Maori mourning pendant, inscribed 'Ota Oroha…

Maori Mourning Pendant with Gold Mount and Inscription

A 9ct gold mounted Maori mourning pendant, inscribed 'Ota Oroha e Koe'. W. 4 cm

Victorian French jet cameo photo locket, the oval locket carved…

Victorian French Jet Cameo Locket with Classical Portrait

Victorian French jet cameo photo locket, the oval locket carved with classical portrait to cover

An antique silver buckle locket. Sterling silver, Edwardian,…

Antique Sterling Silver Buckle Locket

An antique silver buckle locket. Sterling silver, Edwardian, crafted as an oval shaped locket of good size, heavily engraved with scrolled pattern work to front panel, overlaid with an ornate buckle motif of stylised form, hinged to reveal a double photo…

Hallmarked 9ct gold photo locket both with frames, hallmarked…

Chester Hallmarked 9ct Gold Photo Locket with Frames

Hallmarked 9ct gold photo locket both with frames, hallmarked Chester, approx 3.2 grams, 2.5 cm

9ct gold Edwardian photo locket with pearls approx 12.1 grams

Edwardian Pearl Photo Locket in 9ct Gold - 12.1g

9ct gold Edwardian photo locket with pearls approx 12.1 grams

Antique yellow gold and enamel mourning pendant. Approx width…

Enamel mourning pendant, antique yellow gold, damaged

Antique yellow gold and enamel mourning pendant. Approx width 21 mm, weight total 5.8 grams. A/F to the enamel