Victorian Garnet & Diamond Pansy Locket ruby The quality is fantastic

The quality is fantastic

and bears Chinese hallmarks behind the head

Cartier C&A mark and numbered 1193

Christopher pendant we've had the pleasure of owning

Although it's usage as a medical symbol is now in decline

Victorian Garnet & Diamond Pansy Locket ruby The quality is fantasticDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 An outstanding Victorian quatrefoil locket with gem set pansy motif on the front. The smaller two petals are represented by asymmetrical pear shaped almandine garnet cabochons, unusually cut with pavilion facets while the other petals and the centre are set with chunky old mine cut diamonds. The name pansy derived from the French word pense, or "thought", so here (amid the wave of 19th century Victorian sentimentality)