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Is there a more classic piece of jewelry than a locket? Associated with the remembrance of someone special, it is a gift of love in the form of jewelry. Lockets are found in almost every jewelry catalogue no matter what the era. The styles and materials may change with the fashions of the era, but their popularity continues from generation to generation.

Lockets are never out of fashion. They carry photographs and locks of hair, pressed flowers and other keepsakes. And Victorian lockets are one of the most sought after collectibles today, made of silver or gold, sometimes enameled or engraved, they make a lovely place to house treasures of your own.

Among my favorite lockets are those of the 1880s era, the silver ones on lovely collars. And the best of these sets have lockets with photo fittings inside, wide decorated collars with the "Y piece in place, and often hallmarks as well. With the "Y", they can be worn at a shorter or longer length, a flexibility that many collectors enjoy. Many of these were made and the motif and styles were amazingly varied.

We have some lovely examples for sale in the shop right now, and you can start your own collection HERE.

And if you want to see the wonderful variety of lockets weve had in the past, please click HERE to go to our reference gallery.

The original owner and maker of this jewelry was Edward Swoboda, who worked from 1955-1978, and his shop was in Los Angeles, California. Known for its colorful polished semi-precious stones, his brooches are more the smaller size of real jewelry, unlike many of the vintage brooches which tend to be larger than that. He used a wide variety of stones including but not limited to amethyst, turquoise, coral, garnets, rubies, jade and pearls. The stones are glued rather than pronged in place and are set in gold plated base metal.

Nate Waxman, Edwards assistant, worked there from about 1957-1978, then started his own Swoboda-like line after that. Originally sold at better department stores, you can find it now on many web sites of vintage jewelry dealers, who enjoy it for its colorful designs and reasonable price range.


We have some lovely Swoboda for sale in the shop right now, and you can buy it HERE.

And if you want to see the gallery of pieces weve had in the past, please click HERE.

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