Art Deco Enamel Rose Locket
Sweet antique locket dating from the Art Deco period, circa 1920. It features a pink rose, applied in enamel, an oversized bail for wear as a pendant, and is crafted in a material called alpaca silver.
Despite its name, alpacca silver is not a silver that occurs in the Andes mountains where alpacas roam. It is a type of German nickel silver which is a white alloy containing copper, zinc, and nickel. Nickel silver has a long history which can be traced all the way back to the Qing Dynasty in China, where it was known as paktong, and smuggled into the East Indies in direct opposition to a government ban on the export of the alloy. Germany began to imitate paktong in 1750 and, in 1823, alpacca silver was developed as a result of a German competition held with the goal of developing an alloy that had the most visual similarity to silver.
Era: Art Deco, circa 1920
Size: 6.0cm (including bail) by 2.5cm
Marks: Bail stamped ALPACCA ('nickel silver' or 'German silver')
Condition: Good antique condition
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[Last updated: August 29th, 2025]
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