Victorian Aesthetic Movement Swallow Locket swiss lapis and gems like this were

and gems like this were worn by many well-off urbanites

The gold bail and seal base are both present on this Georgian piece

the three turquoise cabochons each display a different colour hue - I'm not sure whether this is by original design or by luck

and quite unusual

Victorian Aesthetic Movement Swallow Locket swiss lapis and gems like this wereDATE: Aesthetic Movement, c. 1880 A particularly lovely silver Aesthetic Movement locket dating from the 1880s and charged with Victorian romantic symbolism or course. The front features a swallow (these birds mated for life, representing love and constancy) flying amongst bamboo leaves and branches, while the back is very different with a sea of stylized ivy leaves (fidelity I cling to thee) with a second swallow above (unusually with palm trees in