Antique French Silver Repoussé Floral Locket c. 1900 anniversary 22 carats total)

22 carats total)

The ring was made in 18 karat gold with a platinum setting in about 1920

The opera house had been formed and built by the likes of the Vanderbilts

A symbol of quiet confidence

One purple amethyst winks at the top

Antique French Silver Repoussé Floral Locket c. 1900 anniversary 22 carats total)This French silver locket feels like it was gathered from a summer meadow and pressed gently into a wearable jewel. A wild bouquet rises across its softly domed surface; daisies open to the sun, a tender blossom in full relief, slender grasses bending as if caught in a warm breeze. The background radiates with fine hand engraved lines, creating a halo of light around the flowers, so that the entire piece seems to glow rather than merely reflect. It