Victorian Pearl AEI Memorial Locket pendants Old European Cut & Rose

Old European Cut & Rose Cut Diamonds

It's exquisitely worked: modelled in platinum throughout and featuring post-Deco scrolls of baguette diamonds

from the myths of ancient Greece

The tops can be detached for wear on their own (day) or worn together as more elaborate pieces (night)

Victorian Pearl AEI Memorial Locket pendants Old European Cut & RoseDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 AEI Amity, Eternity and Infinity. The AEI sentiment was popular throughout the Victorian period as a representation of eternal love conquering even death. This is our favoured interpretation, however some suggest the AEI references the Greek word "aei", meaning for now and forever. They essentially amount to the same thing. This locket dates from the latter half 19th Century, finished in black enamel to the front and back (and