Antique Swiss Enamel Guilloche Locket with Hand Painted Roses 1800s_ring this etched silver swallow locket

this etched silver swallow locket tells a story deeply personal but also universal

It was likely part of a longer Victorian chain that got cut down as styles changed but retains all of its original charm

(eagle head hallmark on inside rim)

52 gSize: 2" (length) x

visible in photo seven

Antique Swiss Enamel Guilloche Locket with Hand Painted Roses 1800s_ring this etched silver swallow locketThis beautifully refined and sweet guilloche hand painted locket is striking in every way. The intricate engine turned pattern shimmers softly in the light and is finished with small, hand painted pink roses which cascade down from a branch. The reverse is likewise beautifully decorated with a guilloche wavy pattern in a repeating circle. Set in a round, silver frame the locket closes and opens from the top very securely. The interior of the locket