Antiqueturquoise and pearl locket memorial ring. The circular bezel is set with one central cabochon turquoise in a closed backgrain setting, encircled by six pearls and six smaller cabochon turquoises all in closed back cutdown settings, the locket opening to reveal a glass covered compartment containing a lock of brown hair, flanked by split shoulders set with four pearls and two cabochon turquoises all in closed back cutdown settings, and on a ridged tapered shank, the reverse of the bezel engraved, ‘BA Thomson/ Obt 10 Mar/ 1837’. Tested yellow gold, circa 1837.
Antique turquoise and pearl locket memorial ring, circa 1837.
Antique turquoise and pearl locket memorial ring. The circular bezel is set with one central cabochon turquoise in a closed back grain setting, encircled by six pearls and six smaller cabochon turquoises all in closed back cutdown settings, the locket opening to reveal a glass covered compartment containing a lock of brown hair, flanked by split shoulders set with four pearls and two cabochon turquoises all in closed back cutdown settings, and on a ridged tapered shank, the reverse of the bezel engraved, ‘BA Thomson/ Obt 10 Mar/ 1837’. Tested yellow gold, circa 1837.