"FAUX MONTRE" (or, Fausse Montre) antique rose gold diminutive locket

Called "FAUX MONTRE" (or "FAUSSE MONTRE") -- "FAKE WATCH" -- because it looks like a watch case, but is really a picture locket

Crca 1850'S Rose Gold Photo Locket

with tintype profile portraits of young lady
(in profile, with earrings & necklace) and a bearded man.

Front & back tested 14k rose gold, with "engine-turned decoration both sides.
Interior appears to by tin-lined, mechanisms and mechanical parts of various metals
(some wear, discoloration and slight dent commensurate with age and type).

Diameter : 3/4"; height 1-1/4 from top of loop"

Gross weight : .139 tr oz.

# 30093......................................................... SOLD