Antique Victorian Collar and Locket Necklace Sterling Silver Koftgari This antique pin measures 22

This antique pin measures 22

carefully set within the golden framework

he looked up to the sun and saw a cross of light above it

’ for Marianne Berg

Antique Victorian Collar and Locket Necklace Sterling Silver Koftgari This antique pin measures 22From the early 1800s right up through World War I, the residents of England experienced something never before thought possible. With the advent of mechanization and the sustained industrialization of Europe, the living standards of ordinary people increased at unprecedented speed and the English middle class was born. It was all the jewelry makers in the centers like Birmingham and London could do to keep up with demand for new jewels. Ladies wore