Georgian Acrostic SOUVENIR Purse Locket georgian with applied Japanesque detailing

with applied Japanesque detailing

Natural Garnet and Turuqoise

it was made in the early 19th Century

With English hallmarks dating to the year 1961

Faceted Citrine

Georgian Acrostic SOUVENIR Purse Locket georgian with applied Japanesque detailingDATE: Georgian, c. 1810 An astonishing Georgian acrostic locket modelled as a purse. The front has the most wonderful applied flowers, in three tone gold, and is set with stones to spell out the word SOUVENIR which in this case, translating directly from the French, means "Memory". The back features another applied gold flower within a granular border, and it opens up to reveal a locket compartment for storage of a memento or keepsake. The piece is