The large, antique, locket, pendant is probably French. It is inscribed in French at the back “Souvenir de mon pere; 25Aout; 1874; LT (In memory of my father; 25 August 1874; LT)”. The pendant has a small, fixed loop at the top with a decorative hinged, V-shaped bale. The back opens to show two photo holders with glass covers. The front of the locket is tube-set with a central; oval cabochon polished turquoise (10mm x 6mm – circa 1.5ct). The tube setting is decorated and surrounded by an applied open-work decoration set with six small rose-cut diamonds (circa 0.30ct in total). This, in turn is surrounded by a twist wire decoration which has a beaded finish. The locket has half marquise-shaped attachments top and bottom, and these are set with slightly oval cabochon polished turquoises (circa 0.5ct total). The bale, the half marquise-shaped elements, and the surround to the locket are all decorated with a total of twenty seed pearls. The seed pearls vary in size from circa 1mm to circa 4mm in diameter.