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Small Georgian/victorian Gold Mourning Locket Watch Fob Pendant
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Small Georgian/victorian Gold Mourning Locket Watch Fob Pendant

18th century
For Sale by Corvidae Antique
Description

A pretty little antique pocket-watch-fob memorial pendant, with a glassed locket panel which lifts on one side. The piece is ornately decorated all over with a scrolling foliate design, with a lovely engine-turned design centre back and the legend "IN MEMORY • DJ" in raised gothic lettering picked out in black enamel. Also engraved "ML Mother" by hand in the middle.

SIZE: 3.2 x 2.1cm.

WEIGHT: 4.1g.

MATERIALS: Gold-plated metal, enamel, glass.

HALLMARKS/STAMPS: None.

CONDITION: The locket is in very good antique condition, the glass panel opens and closes as it should. The enamel has some significant wear, please see photos.

ERA: Estimated late Georgian-early Victorian (c.late 1700s, mid 1800s).

Date of Manufacture

Corvidae Antique has dated this Gold Mourning Locket Fob to the Georgian era.

Independent Date Guide ID 09450862
Dealer's Item DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 170-200 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE GEORGIAN ERA:
Gothic lettering in black enamel: memorial style popular during the 1830s.
Engine-turned ground: fine geometric pattern cut by period rose-engine lathe.
Hand-engraved copperplate script: period dedication to the centre.
Foliate suspension ring: pocket watch fob mounting typical of the 1830s.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
3.2cm (1.26")
Width
2.1cm (0.83")
Reference Numbers
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SA1207266
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Description
A pretty little antique pocket-watch-fob memorial pendant, with a glassed locket panel which lifts on one side. The piece is ornately decorated all over with a scrolling foliate design, with a lovely engine-turned design centre back and the legend "IN MEMORY • DJ" in raised gothic lettering picked out in black enamel. Also engraved "ML Mother" by hand in the middle.
fig 1. A circular antique gold mourning locket watch fob pendant featuring an intricately engraved foliate border, a textured ring, a glazed central compartment, and a top suspension loop.
fig 1. Small Georgian/victorian Gold Mourning Locket Watch Fob Pendant

SIZE: 3.2 x 2.1cm.

WEIGHT: 4.1g.

MATERIALS: Gold-plated metal, enamel, glass.

HALLMARKS/STAMPS: None.

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CONDITION: The locket is in very good antique condition, the glass panel opens and closes as it should.
Corvidae Antique

The enamel has some significant wear, please see photos.

ERA: Estimated late Georgian-early Victorian (c.late 1700s, mid 1800s).

Date of Manufacture

Corvidae Antique has dated this Gold Mourning Locket Fob to the Georgian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09450862
Dealer's Item DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques datingGeorgian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 170-200 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Georgian era:
Gothic lettering in black enamel: memorial style popular during the 1830s.
Engine-turned ground: fine geometric pattern cut by period rose-engine lathe.
Hand-engraved copperplate script: period dedication to the centre.
Foliate suspension ring: pocket watch fob mounting typical of the 1830s.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
3.2cm (1.26")
Width
2.1cm (0.83")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1207266
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A circular antique gold mourning locket watch fob pendant featuring an intricately engraved foliate border, a textured ring, a glazed central compartment, and a top suspension loop.
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Archive I A circular antique gold mourning locket watch fob pendant featuring an intricately engraved foliate border, a textured ring, a glazed central compartment, and a top suspension loop.

Small Georgian/victorian Gold Mourning Locket Watch Fob Pendant

Archive II A circular antique gold mourning locket watch fob pendant featuring an intricately engraved foliate border, a textured ring, a glazed central compartment, and a top suspension loop. View II
Archive III A circular antique gold mourning locket watch fob pendant featuring an intricately engraved foliate border, a textured ring, a glazed central compartment, and a top suspension loop. View III
Archive IV A circular antique gold mourning locket watch fob pendant featuring an intricately engraved foliate border, a textured ring, a glazed central compartment, and a top suspension loop. View IV
Archive V A circular antique gold mourning locket watch fob pendant featuring an intricately engraved foliate border, a textured ring, a glazed central compartment, and a top suspension loop. View V
Archive VI A circular antique gold mourning locket watch fob pendant featuring an intricately engraved foliate border, a textured ring, a glazed central compartment, and a top suspension loop. View VI
Archive VII A circular antique gold mourning locket watch fob pendant featuring an intricately engraved foliate border, a textured ring, a glazed central compartment, and a top suspension loop. View VII
Archive VIII A circular antique gold mourning locket watch fob pendant featuring an intricately engraved foliate border, a textured ring, a glazed central compartment, and a top suspension loop. View VIII
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A circular antique gold mourning locket watch fob pendant featuring an intricately engraved foliate border, a textured ring, a glazed central compartment, and a top suspension loop.
Small Georgian/Victorian Gold Mourning Locket Watch Fob Pendant
Ref: SA1207266
A circular antique gold mourning locket watch fob pendant featuring an intricately engraved foliate border, a textured ring, a glazed central compartment, and a top suspension loop.
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  • ObjectJewellery
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian / Victorian
  • MaterialGold, Glass, Metal
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsFoliate carving, Engine-turned texture, Glazed central panel, Top suspension loop
  • SizeH 3.2 cm (1 in) x W 2.1 cm (1 in)

This Georgian pendant is a small gold-plated metal mourning locket and watch fob designed in a Victorian and Gothic style. The circular piece features a top suspension loop, an intricately engraved foliate border, and a glazed central compartment that lifts on one side. The surface displays an engine-turned texture and hand-engraved text, complemented by black enamel work on the exterior decoration. Visible signs of age include significant wear to the enamel and fine surface scratches across the glass and metal components. Measuring 3.2 cm high by 2.1 cm wide, the item possesses no hallmarks or stamps. Such pocket-watch-fob memorial pendants serve primarily as historical jewellery items for collectors or as wearable keepsakes, often displayed in heritage displays, kept in specialist storage boxes, or integrated into personal heirloom collections.

FAQs

Mourning lockets and watch fobs from the Georgian and Victorian eras were personal accessories designed to hold locks of hair, miniature portraits, or photographs in memory of a deceased individual.

These pieces were typically crafted using yellow gold, rolled gold, or pinchbeck, often incorporating hand-engraved borders, engine-turned patterns, and protective glass panels.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-carved or engine-turned decorative borders, period-appropriate loop suspension mechanisms, and glass compartments designed to enclose hair or miniature artwork.

Small antique fobs can be mounted inside shadow boxes alongside historical paper ephemera, displayed under glass domes on decorative stands, or repurposed as wearable pendants on contemporary chains.

Clean gently using a soft, lint-free microfibre cloth to remove surface residue, avoiding liquid cleaners or immersion in water which could breach the glass seal and alter internal contents.
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