Edwardian 15ct Gold Large Heart Shaped Locket Pave Set With Natural Pearls

A substantial 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 heart shaped pendant that was made circa 1910. It has been paveA style of setting in which the stones are set as close together as possible to cover the entire field of the setting for a cobblestone (or “paved”) effect where the setting does not show. set with naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments.  split pearls. There are even tiny split pearls around the baleA component of certain types of jewellery, mostly necklaces, that is used to attach a pendant or stone to a chain.  . On the reverse is a small round glazed compartment that would have held a lock of hair perhaps. Pearls were a great favourite in the EdwardianJewellery made in the Edwardian era (1901-1914). period as they matched the fashions at that time. Cream and pale blues, greens and pink all went well with pearlNatural pearls are an organic gem formed inside live mollusc shells and come in all shapes and sizes. They are formed as the result of a natural irritant within the mollusc’s mantle and as a defence, layers of iridescent nacre form over the top of it, creating a pearl.  jewellery.

This gorgeous heart can be worn again with today’s fashions.