Antique Gold Working Lock and Key Loveheart Bracelet Clasp Padlock vintage gold brooch I'm told these weren't made

I'm told these weren't made in solid gold back in 1866 in which case 1941 looks the best fit

Age: c1950s

The clasp is not springy at all but is still secure when worn

Connemara marble

Description: Very nice example -  Imagine the hard work and skill required to select a lump of rock with just the right thickness of dark and light bands hidden inside and then the artistry to slowly carve away to reveal this beauty (who has been hidden inside the whole time

Antique Gold Working Lock and Key Loveheart Bracelet Clasp Padlock vintage gold brooch I'm told these weren't madeDescription: Another "best of its type" piece (in our humble opinion!) This is the only one of these we've ever seen, as you can see the little key is held securely in place until such time as you need to open the lock. A fun, novelty piece that probably started out life on a bracelet but we think it would be great worn as a pendant. Age: 1969 Sheffield hallmark. It has a definite Victorian look and feel and the hand engraving is very typical of that