Art Deco 9ct Gold & Palladium Heart Shaped Locket

A lovely two colour locket in 9ct37.5% pure gold (or 375 parts pure gold and 625 parts other metals) rose goldA gold of any carat alloyed with copper or copper and silver, to give a pinkish or rosey colour or hue.
with palladium overlay. Palladium is part of the platinumDerives from the Spanish word ‘platina’ meaning ‘little silver’. Acknowledged since the 1900s, platinum’s durability and natural brightness has been and still is today highly treasured A metallic element prized for its rarity, whiteness, high tensile strength and insusceptibility to corrosion, platinum first became widely used in jewellery in the late ninete… group of metals and is created by combining pure gold with Palladium. In the centre is a quatrefoilA shape with four leaves or petals. design engraved with leaves and a flower. It was made circa 1920 and opens to reveal two compartments for photographs.