Description
Cloisonné enamel locket pendant in 18 karat (750) rose gold. This pendant is entirely enameled, with flowers and a green, red and black butterfly on a sky-blue background. The clasp is also enameled and decorated. The locket opens to conceal a photograph or other sentimental object. Locket pendant from the late 19th century.
Dimensions: 36 mm x 26 mm
Condition: lack of enamel and wear scratches. The opening is old and works, but it remains fragile and should not be forced.
Weight : 6.95 gr
More info: This enameling technique is called cloisonné enamel. The method consists in reproducing a design in the jewel, delimited by thin metal strips forming partitions. The metal-bottomed hollows are filled with enamel. The technique is quite ancient, dating back to the 2nd century BC. Lucien Falize (1839-1897) was a jeweler who created magnificent antique jewelry in cloisonné enamel, inspired by the arts of Japan.
