Antique 9ct Gold Anchor Miniature Locket Pendant Art Deco The brooch features a makers

The brooch features a makers mark 'AV' and tests as silver

The Charm is marked with a French boars head silver assay mark along with the number '8'

There is a tiny patch of wear to the gold plating of the locket frame

The charm is double sided and features a hooked top with a rolled gold bale attached

Antique 9ct Gold Anchor Miniature Locket Pendant Art Deco The brooch features a makersAn incredible late Victorian maritime jewel in the form of a gold anchor that contains a minuscule glass locket studded with red garnet glass stones. The locket would most likely have kept a tiny lock of a sailors hair at one point to be worn by their loved one whilst at sea. The pendant is not marked but tests as 9ct gold and is most likely English in origin. It has had a gold filled bale added to its top. There are some tiny indents to the gold