Victorian Enamel "Forget-Me-Not" Large Silver Locket angel in closed backed settings

in closed backed settings

extravagance

a vivid royal blue that flashes strongly as the pavilion facets move in the light

with a relatively low profile from the finger

Victorian Enamel "Forget-Me-Not" Large Silver Locket angel in closed backed settingsDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Victorian jewellery often includes floral motifs, as part of their "Language of Flowers", whereby each flower or plant represented some romantic or emotional sentiment In this case, forget me not flowers and maidenhair fern According to Kate Greenaway's Language of Flowers book, these mean "True love, forget me not" and "purity, innocence and femininity ". These gorgeous flowers are finished in blue, green and black enamel