Large Edwardian 15ct Gold Heart Shaped Locket Set With A Turquoise

A fantastic large 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 locket which is two inches high and one and three quarter inches across. It is 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. meaning “forget me not” after the flower of the same name. A true token of love and affection given to someone in the early 1900s.