Antique St Joan d'Arc Locket, Art Nouveau Period
Gorgeous antique Art Nouveau Period locket with St Joan of Arc's raised image. Lovely portrait, with beautiful facial features and flowing hair, she carries the French banner with Fleur de Lis. Locket slides opened to reveal an early 20th Century boy's picture, which has been left in place, as found. Photo is bezel set with bubble glass cover and original bezel.
Locket measures 31/32" in diameter not including the loop or bail and is 1/8" thick approximately. It is in very good condition for it's age but does show some wear on the back. It is gold filled, the front of the metal is gold color but the underside is silver tone. There are no markings for metal quality and it was carefully tested to verify metal content.
Circa 1900s.
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