Victorian 18 Karat Gold Turquoise Forget-Me-Not Diamond Locket Pendant with Portrait Eternity Band attributed to the celebrated illustrator

attributed to the celebrated illustrator and designer Jessie M

but in actuality most of the ’Scottish’ or ‘Pebble’ jewelry made in this time was actually made in the jewelry centers of Birmingham and Chester and then sent up to Scotland to be sold in shops where these renditions on the Scottish jewelry heritage were gobbled up by tourists who followed the Royal Court to their castle at Barmoral

made from the branches and leaves of the Bay Laurel (I bet they smelled lovely

A love token

Victorian 18 Karat Gold Turquoise Forget-Me-Not Diamond Locket Pendant with Portrait Eternity Band attributed to the celebrated illustratorThere is a gentleness to this locket that feels deeply personal, the kind of devotion meant to be worn close and known only to the wearer. Its softly glowing surface frames a turquoise forget me not in full bloom, each petal edged in light, gathered within a halo of rose cut diamonds that catch and release the light like morning dew. When opened, the locket reveals a finely painted portrait of a bearded gentleman, his steady gaze preserved in