This ravishing Etruscan Revival locket features a fancy mademoiselle artfully depicted in hand painted, multi-colored enamel against an oval-shaped background with a high polish. This piece employs the complex enameling technique known as 'peinture sur émail', where artisans meticulously build up colors and shading to achieve lifelike portraits just like this one! The delicate profile of our mysterious lady is rendered with the utmost delicacy, clearly made not just by a skilled goldsmith, but one with exceptional drawing skills! Adding to her unusual charm is a lyre, a pink headdress, and her prized jewels, which are bead-set with genuine rose-cut diamonds. Crafted in buttery warm yellow gold with a charming antique patina, the locket has its original removable frames, complete with their protective glass to hold a treasured photo, sweet memory, or whatever you dream up! 

With dimension and color like no other, this sentimental treasure is bound to grace the collection of a special antique collector as a stunning example of Etruscan Revival artistry from the Victorian era! 

• 1870’s-1880s
• Hand painted enamel
• 14 karat yellow gold
• Natural diamond chips
• Measurements: 2" long by 1" wide
• Chain is sold separately and listed here

Inventory # P19461