Late Victorian Enamel Queen of Spades Locket Pendant wristwatch and highly unusual

and highly unusual

and it's been part of human culture since pre-historic times when charms were made from shells

The mount is beautifully worked

A fine specimen either way

Old cut diamonds

Late Victorian Enamel Queen of Spades Locket Pendant wristwatch and highly unusualDATE: Late Victorian, c. 1900 A fantastic and high quality antique locket pendant, featuring the Queen of Spades finely enamelled to the front. There are many stories, games, superstitions around the Queen of Spades, however the one I like the most involves her symbolism of intelligence, power, as well as a nurturing figure. She is also linked to the Ancient Greek Goddess Hecate A powerful being associated with magic, with the ability to see the past,