Victorian Enamelled Swallow Locket & Collar gemstone with individual feathers rendered

with individual feathers rendered

or cast into the surface of a metal object

totalling just above half a carat in weight

and home to a gorgeous collection of blues sapphires

he usually served as a direct contrast

Victorian Enamelled Swallow Locket & Collar gemstone with individual feathers renderedDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A gorgeous antique locket and collar dating from the Victorian period, circa 1880. The front of the locket features a lovely enamelled swallow and branch, and opens to reveal glass and fittings with a pinky red insert. It hangs from a silver bookchain collar and is crafted in sterling silver throughout. Birds of all kinds were depicted in Victorian jewellery, but the most common were swallows and doves. Swallows were a very