15ct Gold & Black Enamel Memorial Heart Shaped Locket

A good 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold and black enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery. memorialTypically featuring skulls, urns and other symbols of death, these 16th-18th century jewels were inscribed with the names and dates of the deceased.  heart shaped locket with a compartment inside containing a braided lock of hair. The inscription on the back reads “Richard Dennistoun died 20th march 1848 aged 41 years”.