Antique French Silver Paste Frame Locket Pendant, Belle Epoque Photo Locket c.1880 bold necklace This medium-large brooch measures 69

This medium-large brooch measures 69

The full pendant measures 58

Sometimes one might wonder why there was so much memorial jewelry made in the Georgian and Victorian era

as though it belonged to someone with a fascinating life and a taste for beauty over convention

This is not a ring for someone seeking subtlety

Antique French Silver Paste Frame Locket Pendant, Belle Epoque Photo Locket c.1880 bold necklace This medium-large brooch measures 69Some jewels are designed to sparkle from across a ballroom. Others reveal themselves more slowly, drawing you in with subtle light and intimate detail. This elegant French frame locket belongs firmly to the latter category. A delicate halo of glittering paste stones surrounds the circular opening like candlelight reflected in old mirrors, giving the piece a softness and romance that modern jewelry rarely captures. Intended to hold a photograph,