{"title":"Antique \u0026 Vintage Lockets","description":"\u003cp\u003eA locket is a pendant with a secret: it opens. Inside its hinged case, generations have kept portraits, photographs, locks of hair, and small keepsakes carried close to the heart. The form is older than the name — medieval reliquary pendants held sacred fragments, Georgian lockets held painted miniatures and woven hair under glass, and by the Victorian era the locket had become the most personal jewel a person could own, given for betrothals, births, and remembrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Victorians made the locket an art form. Yellow gold cases were engraved with flowers, birds, and scrollwork; the swallow — a bird that returns home across any distance — became a beloved motif for lovers separated by sea voyages. The Aesthetic movement of the 1880s brought a different beauty: sterling silver lockets engraved with herons, butterflies, and blossoms in the Japanese-influenced style collectors call japonisme, worked in fine lines across the whole surface of the piece. Edwardian lockets turned lighter and more refined — smaller rounds in 9-carat gold, delicate monograms engraved on the front, and frames inside sized for the small photographs that had become everyday keepsakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you are choosing an antique locket, look first at the hinge and the closure: both should work smoothly, and the case should close with a clean, even fit. Turn the piece over — British lockets carry hallmarks that record the metal, the assay office, and often the year, and 9-carat gold (marked 375) was the sturdy standard for English jewels meant to be worn daily. Engraving should be hand-cut and crisp, not soft or blurred. Inside, the original photo frames and covers are part of the piece's story and part of its value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery locket at Royal Regency is researched and checked before it is listed — hallmarks read, hinges tested, engraving photographed in detail — so you can see the piece exactly as it is. Worn on a chain or collected as the small works of art they are, these are jewels that were made to hold what mattered most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I put a photograph in an antique locket?\u003c\/strong\u003e Use the locket's inner frame as your guide: lay it over your photograph, trace the outline, and trim just inside the line so the picture tucks under the frame's edge. Photocopies or prints on ordinary paper work best, and never trim an original antique photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does 9ct or 375 mean on a locket?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is the British hallmark for 9-carat gold — 37.5% pure gold, alloyed for strength. The full set of marks beside it can identify the assay office (such as Birmingham or Chester) and the year the piece was tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes an antique locket come with a chain?\u003c\/strong\u003e Some of our lockets are listed with a chain and some as the pendant alone, and the listing always states which. Where no chain is included, any fine chain of a matching tone completes the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan an antique locket be worn every day?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, with the care any century-old jewel deserves: put it on last, keep it from perfumes and water where you can, and store it closed so the interior stays protected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"antique-edwardian-9k-gold-small-round-monogram-photo-locket-pendant-circa-1910","title":"Pendentif médaillon rond monogramme en or 9k ancien Édouardien, circa 1910","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePendentif médaillon photo rond antique en or 9 carats de l'époque édouardienne — Vers 1910\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReplongez dans le raffinement doré de l'époque édouardienne avec ce charmant pendentif médaillon rond en or 9 carats. Mesurant à peine ¾ de pouce de diamètre et pesant un délicat 3,5g, c'est le souvenir intime parfait — assez petit pour être porté près du cœur, mais riche en détails d'époque.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOuvrez le médaillon pour révéler une étoile à huit branches magnifiquement gravée sur le cadre intérieur, avec de légères marques de brevet qui témoignent de sa fabrication authentique du début du XXe siècle. L'extérieur porte un cartouche de monogramme classique, une caractéristique des bijoux sentimentaux édouardiens, prêt à accueillir une photographie chérie ou une mèche de cheveux comme il était initialement prévu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eMétal :\u003c\/strong\u003e Or 9 carats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle :\u003c\/strong\u003e Pendentif médaillon photo rond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaille :\u003c\/strong\u003e ¾ de pouce de diamètre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoids :\u003c\/strong\u003e 3,5g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eÉpoque :\u003c\/strong\u003e Édouardienne, vers 1910\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eÉtat :\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique — conforme à l'âge et à l'usure ; s'ouvre et se ferme correctement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUn trésor intemporel pour le collectionneur averti ou l'âme romantique qui apprécie l'art d'une époque révolue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Regency Antique Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71233594851581,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/5820\/3645\/files\/edwardian-locket-cartier.png?v=1788867913"}],"url":"https:\/\/royalregencyjewelry.com\/fr\/collections\/lockets.oembed","provider":"Royal Regency Antique Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}