Lovely old heart necklace with a sailboat sailing the waters - makes me think of the end of sale summer and how time is so fleeting! Love water-themed lockets although they are very difficult to find. This nice one dates to around the 1920s - 1940s or so.
Tri-gold filled piece - mostly yellow gold hue but the boat is a soft rose pink and the mountains are silvery. The contrast is striking!
Most of these old gold filled heart lockets are just base metal - but this one is gold filled over sterling, which is more valuable than base metal. Both the locket and the chain clasp are signed for gold filled over sterling.
In great used condition - light normal wear and some patina and normal tarnish inside the locket. It will polish up because it is sterling but I have not tried to clean or polish the locket, since some prefer the patina. Locket measures about 3/4" (about 18 mm wide). Shows some patina/darkening around edges.
Necklace chain is more silvery in color due to the gold fill gently fading over time. It is also signed for gold filled STERLING on clasp. Measures 18" long.
Nice piece!
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Product code: Antique Sailboat Heart Locket Pendant Tri Gold sale Filled Sterling Silver Necklace