Victorian Bull’s-Eye Agate Locket
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A striking late 19th-century French locket pendant, crafted in Paris c.1880 and set with two impressive bull’s-eye agate cabochons. This egg-shaped jewel exemplifies the refined taste for banded agate that flourished throughout the Victorian era; its hypnotic concentric rings of brown, white, and black were admired not only for their beauty, but also for the natural wonder they represented. Each ring forms slowly over millennia as mineral layers settle in rhythmic succession, creating the distinctive ocular pattern prized in British and Continental jewellery of the late 1800s.This example is particularly substantial, weighing an impressive 11.28 grams, with each agate securely mounted in an 18K gold bezel framed by a rope-twist border. The hinged construction opens at the top to reveal a hidden locket compartment, fitted with glass and still containing a preserved arrangement of leaves - a deeply personal remnant typical of the sentimental traditions of the period.Fully hallmarked with the French eagle’s head for 18K gold (Paris), the pendant is exquisitely finished and remains in excellent condition, closing securely and showing no damage to the agates.
- French, c.1880
- 18K gold, eagle head hallmark for Paris
- Dimensions: 2.8 × 2 × 2.5cm
- Excellent condition, closes firmly
A striking late 19th-century French locket pendant, crafted in Paris c.1880 and set with two impressive bull’s-eye agate cabochons. This egg-shaped jewel exemplifies the refined taste for banded agate that flourished throughout the Victorian era; its hypnotic concentric rings of brown, white, and black were admired not only for their beauty, but also for the natural wonder they represented. Each ring forms slowly over millennia as mineral layers settle in rhythmic succession, creating the distinctive ocular pattern prized in British and Continental jewellery of the late 1800s.
This example is particularly substantial, weighing an impressive 11.28 grams, with each agate securely mounted in an 18K gold bezel framed by a rope-twist border. The hinged construction opens at the top to reveal a hidden locket compartment, fitted with glass and still containing a preserved arrangement of leaves - a deeply personal remnant typical of the sentimental traditions of the period.
Fully hallmarked with the French eagle’s head for 18K gold (Paris), the pendant is exquisitely finished and remains in excellent condition, closing securely and showing no damage to the agates.
- French, c.1880
- 18K gold, eagle head hallmark for Paris
- Dimensions: 2.8 × 2 × 2.5cm
- Excellent condition, closes firmly
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