Lizard Pendant | 14k Gold Demantoid Garnet & Diamond ribbon ring This vintage locket (circa 1960-1970)

This vintage locket (circa 1960-1970) is adorned with sparkling ruby and sapphire stars

Shakudo is a Japanese mixed metal technique that involved an alloy of copper and gold that was treated to give it a dark patina

and turquoise glass cabochon

there is one missing prong on the front of the scarab (visible only under magnification)

Lizard Pendant | 14k Gold Demantoid Garnet & Diamond ribbon ring This vintage locket (circa 1960-1970)Lizards, animals with a heightened sensitivity to their surroundings, are a symbolic reminder of self awareness, particularly through dream interpretation. This alluring pendant features a 14k green gold lizard with a textured body decorated with demantoid garnets and a diamond in its head. The pendant is unmarked, but acid tests for 14k gold. It was originally an antique brooch (circa 1900 1910) transformed with the addition of a gold jump ring bail.