Antique Locket Pendant, c. 1750s French Kiln-fired Enamel, 18k Gold and Silver, 51 Diamonds soup We'd date this one c

We'd date this one c

Might be a beautiful cabinet display "vitrine" to show off a collection of portrait miniatures

They have been stored in acid-free archival tissue

Possibly a tiny edge nip or two but no larger chips

and an engineering marvel

Antique Locket Pendant, c. 1750s French Kiln-fired Enamel, 18k Gold and Silver, 51 Diamonds soup We'd date this one cLots of photos of this old beauty. I found it changed look and color depending on where it was photographed, so you have a lot of viewing from all angles, and against both a dark and a light backing. The piece is superb! The French, late 1700s, were masters at the layering of 18k gold with sterling silver, and at setting diamonds in silver. What you see here is one of the resulting jewelry pieces evolved from that process. Kiln fired enamel convex