Large Antique Silver Bird Locket with Hinged Glass Partition, French Belle Epoque locket vintage_gold a dried flower

a dried flower

Art Deco 18k Drop Earrings

The links are in excellent condition and feature time consuming and delicate millegrain beaded work

There is light wear to the top turquoise cabochon

Large Antique Silver Bird Locket with Hinged Glass Partition, French Belle Epoque locket vintage_gold a dried flowerSad and sweet all at once, this etched silver swallow locket tells a story deeply personal but also universal. Swallows were a symbol of fidelity and love, typically gifted to a loved one before a journey or period of separation to give a promise of safe return. Inside, a soldier can be seen wearing a WWI uniform. It seems likely that since the photo was never updated or changed he was never able to fulfill his promise, but his love kept his photo