Victorian Turquoise Enamel Horseshoe Locket fobs Chester 1894

Chester 1894

It dates from the year 1904

and the stones rest in platinum four-claw mounts

Made at a time when paste gemstones

Flat Cut Garnet

Victorian Turquoise Enamel Horseshoe Locket fobs Chester 1894DATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A charming (and quite tiny) Victorian oval locket in 15 karat gold. The front is emblazoned with a vivid turquoise enamelled horseshoe, over an intricately hand engraved background, and the reverse features a glass fronted locket compartment for storage of a small keepsake or memento. It was made in England circa 1880. The horseshoe has long been associated with luck, but the "correct" orientation (n or u) remains up for