Antique Victorian Faith Hope and Love Gold Necklace

Antique Victorian Faith Hope and Love Gold Necklace

A beautiful antique gold necklace with the three well known symbols of faith, hope and love: the cross, anchor and heart. A Victorian gold snake chain with three removable lockets, a heart shaped locket in the middle with two three-dimensional ivy leaves on top symbolising loyal love, on the sides two round lockets, left with a gold cross and right with an anchor. Each locket has a removable glass at the back to keep a photo or hair of a loved one. England, 19th century.

These universal values are based on the three theological virtues. It was Saint Paul who ended his first letter to the Corinthians with: “What remains is faith, hope and love, these three, but the greatest of them is love.”

Today these symbols can also be found in the secular imagery, where faith, hope and love represent the most important values ​​for humanity. For ages people of all kinds wear jewellery to remind us of these in difficult times. To keep the trust, to hope for better times and help each other. Faith, hope and, above all, love.

• Length: 38 cm
• Gross weight: 21.57 g