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Swedish pendant, inside

Pendant, Sweden. Sterling silver, hallmarked 1847, Halmstad.
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  • Very beautiful Cecilia. Congratulations! Peter
  • Thank you Peter

    / Cecilia

  • Very interesting, Cecilia, particularly the fact that it has a lid and can be closed to guard the contents ... a little like a pocket watch. Do you think it might originally have contained a photo or something personal like a lock of hair? Is it a locket?

  • Hi Thelma,

    Yes it is made just like a pocket watcht, probably a technical solution the silversmith was familiar with. My guess is it would have contained a lock of hair. And yes locket is a more apropriate term than pendant.

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