Antique Victorian Silver Locket Forget Me Not Large Locket 1880

Details

This fabulous Victorian sterling silver locket is large,

and has forget me knots engraved on the front.

“Forget-me-not, O Lord!” is what a poor German

knight shouted as he fell into a river.

He and his lady were picking flowers by

the side of the river at the time.

Yet as fate would have it, the knight’s armour

dragged him down to the bottom as he fell in.

Upon his cries to the Lord, he threw the blue

posy of flowers to his loved one and promptly drowned.

This little tale reportedly dates to around the 15th century,

but no doubt had different permeations along the way,

as romantic stories often do.

The lovely large locket is in good condition all round,

displays lovely workmanship

Closes shut together well

Weighs 18.5 grams

Measures67mm down including the bale 52mm down

not including the bale 40mm across

A depth of 10mm

Excellent condition all round, steeped in English history, purchased in London

Genuine Victorian

ITEM NUMBER 6912