Antique French Gold LocketA refined antique French oval locket of richly coloured 18K gold, circa 1860, the cover centred with an oval almandine garnet framed by three seed pearls and ropework roundels. The ground is exquisitely engine turned (guilloch) a precise decorative technique made possible by the lathe, which created crisp, repeatable geometric patterns so prized during the Second Empire. The reverse is ornamented with decorative motifs. The locket opens cleanly to a