Vintage 9ct Rose Gold Round Locket With Chain

This vintage round locket is beautifully finished in warm 9ct rose gold and hangs from a 9ct yellow gold cable chain, opening on a hinge to reveal two frames for keeping cherished photographs close. Its surface is decorated with engine-turned stripes—known as guilloché—a precision technique where a mechanical lathe incises fine, evenly spaced grooves into the metal, creating the crisp linear pattern that became a hallmark of Art Deco design.

Lockets have carried deep sentimental meaning since as early as the 15th century, evolving from Elizabethan portrait pendants into treasured Victorian keepsakes for photographs, hair, and mementos of loved ones. By the Art Deco period, jewellers paired that romantic tradition with the era's fascination with machine-age precision, giving pieces like this one their sharp, geometric surface pattern while retaining the locket's timeless function as a small, private vessel for memory.

Pendant Size: Approx. 27mm

Pendant rests on a 45cm 9ct yellow gold cable chain.

Please note that the interior glass is missing, and there are some minor dents.

This is an estate item and comes with a one year guarantee