Victorian Enamel AEI Locket albert chain Understated and elegant

Understated and elegant

and the piece is fully hand-chased throughout with beautiful foliate motifs to each link

" Mounted as a seal

English hallmarks date it to the year 1888

depicting a tree stood in the middle of a wheat field

Victorian Enamel AEI Locket albert chain Understated and elegantDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 This charming smaller scale AEI locket is Victorian, dating from the latter half of the 19th century. The letters are emblazoned onto the face in the form of a monogram, rendered in red, white and blue enamel respectively. Inside, the two locket compartments contain impossibly intricately woven locks of hair from two people, copper and auburn in colour. The back is beautifully engraved with ivy leaves over an abstract foliate