Victorian Portrait Locket of an 18th C Woman with Rose Diamonds and the traces of organic

and the traces of organic material within it emphasize the uniqueness of this treasure

dressed in Elizabethan clothes

Dimensions: 59mm x 45mm not including bale

An incredible Archaeological Revival demi-parure consisting of a brooch and earrings

Weight: 19 grams

Victorian Portrait Locket of an 18th C Woman with Rose Diamonds and the traces of organicThe memorable of portrait lockets, this magnificent Victorian example features a young woman dressed in the flowing clothes of 18th century pastoral portraiture. Peculiar to find as her ensemble predates the locket by more than a hundred years, she reminds us of the Victorian nostalgia for French court life which dominated culture in the previous century. More interesting still, her American origin recalls the reach for a history that did not belong