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Lot 015 - Antique Victorian Gilt Metal Hair Locket With Turquoise Glass Cabochons, Portrait Photograph And Hair Keepsake, In Taylor's Diamonds Box
Lot 015 - Antique Victorian Gilt Metal Hair Locket With Turquoise Glass Cabochons, Portrait Photograph And Hair Keepsake, In Taylor's Diamonds Box
Lot 015 - Antique Victorian Gilt Metal Hair Locket With Turquoise Glass Cabochons, Portrait Photograph And Hair Keepsake, In Taylor's Diamonds Box
Oval Victorian-era hinged locket of gilt metal construction, the exterior decorated with a raised lattice pattern set with numerous turquoise-colored glass cabochons. The locket opens to reveal a period photographic portrait of a young woman on one side and a neatly arranged lock of brown hair beneath glass on the other, consistent with 19th-century hair keepsake and jewelry traditions.
Suspended from an original jump ring and housed in a period box stamped “Taylor’s Diamonds,” Park Ave., Optician, Paterson, N.J. The box shows expected wear from age and handling.
The locket exhibits surface wear, oxidation, and losses to some cabochons, consistent with age and use. The photograph is lightly faded, and the hair remains intact beneath glass. No metal purity marks are observed.
Listed dimensions are of the locket.
Auction Date: 01/08/2026
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