Pendants

A big, bold antique silver locket in the Aesthetic style. The front is decorated with a crisp chevron panel of raised beading and ribbed bands sweeping down from the bail, over a background engraved with stylised flowers and foliage, while the back is left plain and polished. Inside, both sides are glazed and backed with the original lining. Incredible condition, we're pretty certain it's never been used! 65.5mm drop incl bail. Typically unmarked due to age - XRF tested to confirm sterling silver.

An antique lava cameo in a gold mount, carved in soft grey stone with the profile of a classical figure in a hooded headdress and laurel, a subject very much in the style of the Dante portraits so loved by Grand Tour travellers. Lava cameos were carved from the volcanic stone around Mount Vesuvius and sold as souvenirs of a trip to Italy. Lava is softer than shell, which allows carvers to work in high relief with lots of depth. The oval is framed in a simple gold bezel with a gold bail. A special bit of 19th century travel history to wear.

A silver button hook by Charles Horner, one of the best known names in Edwardian silver and jewellery. The handle is formed from looping, twisting silver wire in a lovely Art Nouveau style knot, ending in a slim shaft and the little hook. Button hooks were an everyday essential for doing up the tiny buttons on boots and gloves, and every household had one. Today they make a great quirky pendant, and the Charles Horner name makes it all the more collectable. A little bit of everyday history that's fun to wear.

Vintage silver gilt pendant with a Reuge music box movement tucked inside. The front is set with a cream coloured panel moulded with a scene of figures, the sides are engraved with leafy fronds, and the back has a textured, brushed gilt finish with the winding key set into it. Reuge is the famous Swiss music box maker, founded in the 1800s and still known for some of the finest musical movements in the world. Having one of their movements hidden in a pendant you can wear around your neck is just brilliant, a little secret only you know about. It has a good substantial weight but still small enough to wear comfortably as a pendant.