Victorian Enamel "Goldfinch & Flowers" Locket norwegian beginning in the 12th century

beginning in the 12th century when a large industry arose producing religious articles in the champlevé (in which troughs or cells are carved

The inner band bears the inscription: "My Love shal last til life be Past"

wires are 9k gold and pigs are silver gilt

comes from that of a factory and pleasure gardens where the 18th Century high society would gather

Victorian Enamel "Goldfinch & Flowers" Locket norwegian beginning in the 12th centuryDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 Stunning antique locket dating from the mid Victorian period, circa 1870. The front features a breathtaking pastoral scene, with goldfinch and dragonfly swooping through the air above bluebells and wild (dog) roses all intricately rendered in fine enamel. 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