Antique Silver Pietra Dura Lily Of The Valley Brooch tigers eye this locket back pendant holds

this locket back pendant holds a lock of chestnut hair with green and red ribbons

Small chip in corner with 20th C

The legends say a Spanish conquistador discovered the ametrine mine in the 1600s when he received the land after marrying a native princess named Anahi

fabric inside locket

it features perfectly working slide pendants and a hefty tasseled drop pendant that are hand painted

Antique Silver Pietra Dura Lily Of The Valley Brooch tigers eye this locket back pendant holdsPietra Dura, an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or "hardstones" is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art. The stonework, after the work is assembled loosely, is glued stone by stone to a substrate after having previously been "sliced and cut in different shape sections; and then assembled together so precisely that the contact between each section