Victorian Gold Shell Locket garnet This locket dates from circa

This locket dates from circa 1870

1870 - the epitome of Victorian romantic sentimentality

Under the crystal is a skeletal Grim Reaper

and remains in great condition

Elegant and simple

Victorian Gold Shell Locket garnet This locket dates from circaDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 Cute antique shell locket modelled in 9ct gold. It dates from the 1870s, and opens to reveal the glass locket compartment within. In the Middle Ages, the scallop shell became associated with religious pilgrimages such as Granada to Santiago de Compostela in Spain but since much earlier the shell has been a symbol of fertility, and often associated with the Goddess Venus. MEASUREMENTS 1. 8 x 1. 7cm (not including jump ring)