Edwardian 15ct Gold Round Locket Set With Turquoise Representing Forget Me Not

A neat looking 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 round locket that opens to reveal a compartment for a photograph. It has been set with a turquoiseTurquoise is an opaque gem and is often formed in what is called matrix, a black or brown veining derived from the host rock in which the gem forms.  In fine jewellery, unblemished sky blue turquoise is the ideal, although regularly patterned matrix turquoise is also sought-after.. The meaning is “Forget me not” after the flower of the same name. It can be worn on its own or with a collection of other items.