Sterling Silver Lockets
Lockets have been popular for centuries and they continue to be popular today. They originally were used to carry medicines and poisons. By the Victorian era, they were used primarily to hold small personal keepsakes such as locks of hair or the ashes of someone who had died. It was in this time that lockets were also first used to hold miniature portrait paintings, which was the forerunner of the modern practice of using a locket to hold a photograph.
In its basic form, a locket is a pendant that opens to reveal a space used to hold some sort of memento, usually a photograph. They are most often presented as gifts to a loved one on a holiday such as Valentine's Day, or on special occasions such as Christenings or weddings. In the Victorian era, they were often given at funerals.
The most popular form is the heart locket, but other forms such as boxes and ovals are also quite common and many jewelers have experimented with non-traditional shapes throughout the long history of lockets as favorite items of jewelery.
The Victorian Age (1837-1901) is considered by many to be the "golden age" of lockets. Curiously, at that time, they were most often given at funerals and were used to store a lock of hair or the burned ashes of the deceased. Antique lockets are always highly prized by collectors. Condition is always a prime concern qith older lockets and the hinge assembly should be carefully examined for damage and/or repairs.
Modern manufacturing methods have made high quality lockets affordable for everyone and even a modestly priced modern locket will often be of better quality than an antique locket, so as always, "Let the Buyer Beware."
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 925 Sterling Silver Etched Heart Locket Slide  US $18.00 |  STERLING SILVER PHOTO LOCKET COMPLIMENTARY CHAIN 752 21 US $14.95 |
 Istanbul sterling silver filigree locket bead Turkish US $13.99 |  Beautiful New Sterling Silver Oval Floral Locket US $24.99 |
 925 Sterling Silver Openable Heart Locket Necklace HN59 US $.01 |  Sterling Silver Heart Locket US $20.00 |
 Sterling Silver Four Leaf Clover Locket Necklace US $20.00 |  Sterling Silver Gold Plated Heart Locket Slide Pendant US $29.99 |
 Brand New Sterling Silver Cameo Style Locket US $29.99 |  Sterling Silver Small Oval Locket US $26.10 |
 2 Sterling Silver Plated Filigree Locket Cab Base b18sl US $2.38 |  Sterling silver religious cz book locket necklace US $43.69 |
 Sterling Silver Simple Oval Engravable Locket A1905 US $41.79 |  Sterling Silver Heart Diary Locket A1902 US $24.99 |
 Sterling Silver Oval Laser Cut Locket JC171 US $14.99 |  Sterling Silver Round Engravable Locket JC172 US $29.69 |
 Square Cross Sterling Silver Prayer Box Locket Pendant US $14.99 |  Swirl Flower Purse Sterling Silver Locket Pendant US $16.99 |
 925 Sterling Silver Big Oval Locket Pendant NECKLACE US $9.52 |  sterling silver PURSE BAG PHOTO LOCKET charm pendant US $12.99 |
 Edged Flower Round Locket Sterling Silver Pendant US $8.99 |  Edged Design Rectangle Locket Sterling Silver Pendant US $7.99 |
 STERLING SILVER FILIGREE HEART LOCKET GEN BLUE TOPAZ US $20.99 |  Cute SeaShell Locket Sterling Silver Pendant US $14.59 |
 SeeThru Round Prayer Box Locket Sterling Silver Pendant US $10.99 |  Sterling Silver Bone Notebook Locket Necklace Dog Lover US $99.00 |
 925 Sterling Silver Round Locket Pendant Chain Necklace US $8.66 |  Sterling Silver 925 Gold Plated Heart Locket Pendant US $29.99 |
 sterling silver PHOTO LOCKET charm pendant US $10.99 |  STERLING SILVER LARGE ETCHED HEART LOCKET AND SS CHAIN US $33.99 |
 Sterling silver plt chain necklace w key heart locket US $.99 |  Tiffany Co Sterling Silver Hearts Locket Chain US $395.25 |
 Antique Art Nouveau Deco Sterling Silver Locket Signed US $11.11 |  Sterling Silver Marcasite Purse Pendant Locket 21 Gm US $18.99 |
 925 Sterling Silver Openable Heart Locket Necklace N014 US $.01 |  925 Sterling Silver Openable Heart Locket Necklace N58 US $.01 |
 925 Sterling Silver Openable Heart Locket Necklace US $.98 |  925 STERLING SILVER PENTAGRAM LOCKET PENDANT US $22.99 |
 925 STERLING SILVER 3D TEXTURED QUEEN CROWN LOCKET US $38.99 |  Sterling Silver Unique Heart Locket Pendant New US $7.99 |
 Sterling Silver Heart Locket Pendant Necklace 16 NEW US $20.85 |  sterling silver HEART PHOTO LOCKET charm pendant US $10.99 |
 Rare Sterling Silver 925 Bible Cross Locket Necklace US $11.00 |  NEW STERLING SILVER MINI ROUND LOCKET NEW PERFECT US $9.99 |
 925 Sterling Silver Openable Heart Locket Necklace CN50 US $.01 |  Sterling Silver Round Laser Cut Locket JC170 US $14.99 |
 Sterling Silver Heart Locket A1907 US $37.49 |  Sterling Silver Crescent Moon Locket JC391 US $20.49 |
 Sterling Silver Heart Laser Cut Locket JC392 US $20.49 |  LK NICE STERLING SILVER HEART LOCKET PENDANT NECKLACE US $24.99 |
 LK 800 SILVER OPEN LOCKET PENDANT STERLING NECKLACE US $24.99 |  STERLING SILVER BOOK LOCKET w DIAMOND on CHAIN w box US $22.99 |
 Queen Baby Studio Silver Locket Key Sterling Pendant US $264.99 |  Sterling Silver Heart Locket Necklace W 18 Box Chain US $23.50 |
 925 Sterling Silver Openable Heart Locket Necklace N87 US $.01 |  14kt Gold Heart Sterling Silver Heart Locket Engraving US $24.99 |
 Sterling silver plt chain necklace w key 2 locket 18 US $.99 |  BEAUTIFUL STERLING SILVER HEART LOCKET NEW 925 US $39.00 |
 925 STERLING SILVER NECKLACE 17 BOOK LOCKET PENDANT US $.01 |  SMALL HAND ENGRAVED STERLING SILVER HEART LOCKET 16MM US $25.99 |
 Vintage 1940s WWII Sweetheart Locket Sterling Silver US $30.95 |  2 Sterling Silver Plated Locket Charm Pendants b17sl US $2.58 |
 Sterling Silver Heart Engravable Locket A1906 US $50.59 |  Sterling Silver Oval Fancy Engravable Locket A1903 US $39.86 |
 Sterling Silver Oval Large Engravable Locket A1901 US $50.59 |  Sterling Silver Marcasite Purse Locket Pendant Necklace US $10.99 |
 Sterling Silver Egg Locket Aromatherapy Scent Pendant US $19.95 |  Mexican Sterling Silver 925 Locket Pillbox Elephant US $12.00 |
 925 Sterling Silver Openable Heart Locket Necklace N36 US $.01 |  Sterling Silver Marcasite Heart Locket Pendant Necklace US $22.00 |
 Dryad Designs Sterling Silver Locket Tree of Life Wicca US $89.95 |  Dryad Designs Sterling Silver Cerridwen Locket Goddess US $69.95 |
 MARCASITE HEART PENDANT 925 STERLING SILVER LOCKET US $28.99 |  STERLING SILVER Locket 80s style eng Necklace Pendant US $39.69 |
 PRAYER WISH BOX LOCKET STERLING 925 SILVER PENDANT NEW US $24.99 |  Sterling Silver Heart Locket Pendant US $16.76 |
 925 sterling silver openable Letter locket necklace N47 US $.01 |  sterling silver BALL PHOTO PICTURE LOCKET charm pendant US $29.99 |
 925 sterling silver openable Letter locket necklaceHN88 US $.01 |  Sterling Silver Egg Perfume Pendant Aromatherapy Locket US $19.95 |
