Victorian Gold Shell Locket garnet Under the crystal is a

Under the crystal is a skeletal Grim Reaper

Small ding to one side

Elegant and simple

and remains in great condition

1870 - the epitome of Victorian romantic sentimentality

Victorian Gold Shell Locket garnet Under the crystal is aDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 Cute antique shell locket modelled in 9ct gold. It dates from the 1870s, and opens to reveal the glass locket compartment within. In the Middle Ages, the scallop shell became associated with religious pilgrimages such as Granada to Santiago de Compostela in Spain but since much earlier the shell has been a symbol of fertility, and often associated with the Goddess Venus. MEASUREMENTS 1. 8 x 1. 7cm (not including jump ring)