Victorian Garnet & Diamond Pansy Locket albertina and the fob itself is

and the fob itself is beautifully formed as flowers and leaves - crafted in two-tone 15 karat gold

handmade in England in the 1820s

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Sardonyx Panel

Victorian Garnet & Diamond Pansy Locket albertina and the fob itself isDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 An outstanding Victorian quatrefoil locket with gem set pansy motif on the front. The smaller two petals are represented by asymmetrical pear shaped almandine garnet cabochons, unusually cut with pavilion facets while the other petals and the centre are set with chunky old mine cut diamonds. The name pansy derived from the French word pense, or "thought", so here (amid the wave of 19th century Victorian sentimentality)