1970s 14 karat yellow gold heart locket, rope-twist chain lattice border, front view
Side profile of vintage gold heart locket showing pin hinge and plain oval bail
Reverse plate of 14 karat gold heart locket, satin finish within lattice chain border
Opposite side profile of gold heart locket, rope-twist border edge and hinge detail

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14 Karat Yellow Gold 1970s Vintage Lattice-Border Heart Locket

Sale price$1,750
SKU: 0783
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Twisted-wire texture was the yellow gold signature of the 1960s and 70s, and this heart locket builds around it: a double course of rope-twist chain forms an open lattice border around a satin, engravable center plate. A pin hinge opens the locket at one edge, carried on a plain oval bail.

Details:

  • Material: 14 Karat Yellow Gold
  • Style: Heart shape, engravable satin center plate, rope-twist chain lattice border
  • Period: Modernist
  • Decade: 1970s
  • Condition: Very Good
  • Height: 1 1/4 inch
  • Width: 1 inch
  • Weight: 8 grams
  • Bail: Plain oval jump ring, overall drop with bail 1 3/8 inch
  • Interior: Excellent condition