Victorian "Mrs. Newman" Opal & Diamond Heart Pendant brass with further diamond point accents

with further diamond point accents in the corner between the main stones

A beautiful antique heart locket with guilloché enamelled front depicting a yellow poppy

modelled with split shoulders

A superb Victorian carnelian signet ring with heraldic intaglio crest and motto

Emerald has been added later

Victorian "Mrs. Newman" Opal & Diamond Heart Pendant brass with further diamond point accentsDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 In the 1860s Mrs Charlotte Newman did the unthinkable. She started a jewellery manufacturing business in a male dominated industry (weren't they all?), eventually owning her own shop on Saville Row and winning numerous medals and awards. She was a highly skilled goldsmith, crafting stunning pieces in a range of archaeological and contemporary (then) styles, from Byzantine to Renaissance Revival, exhibiting in 1867 and 1878