15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket
15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket

15k Gold Enamel Cowrie Shell Locket

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A most unusual antique English, solid 15 carat gold (tests thereabouts) cowrie shell-shaped locket; with finely applied vitreous enameling throughout, hinging open to reveal an interior enamelled in blue.

Very high quality, deeply beautiful & so collectable...not to mention wearable!

CONDITION: All original and very good. Slightest signs of enamel wear commensurate with age and use, a couple of fleabites, negligible. Hinges & closures good.

DEFECTS: None.

DATE/MARKS: Early19th Century. Not marked.

DIMENSIONS: 18 x 13 x 10 mm (1 inch = 25.4 mm).

WEIGHT: Approx. 2.7 grams.