Victorian Essex Crystal Mourning Pendant

A rare c. 1880s Victorian mourning pendant by Hunt & Roskell, goldsmiths to the Queen and Royal Family, with accompanying original fitted box (included). The initials EBL have been reverse-carved into a large navette-shaped natural quartz in the Essex crystal manner and colored a dark navy blue. The frame and bail tests as solid 14k yellow gold. The pendant verse contains a detachable glass frame designed to hold sentimental mementos (see video for a demonstration). The clear quartz captures light well, lending the pendant a silken, silvery appearance, against which the mysterious cypher-like initials seem to float.