Victorian Pearl AEI Memorial Locket pendants Belarusian and Ukrainian folk string

Belarusian and Ukrainian folk string instrument of the lute family with a round body and three or four metal strings

when the butterfly emerged from its chrysalis and flew away specifically represented the immortal soul leaving the human body in death

Old European Cut & Rose Cut Diamonds

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Victorian Pearl AEI Memorial Locket pendants Belarusian and Ukrainian folk stringDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 AEI Amity, Eternity and Infinity. The AEI sentiment was popular throughout the Victorian period as a representation of eternal love conquering even death. This is our favoured interpretation, however some suggest the AEI references the Greek word "aei", meaning for now and forever. They essentially amount to the same thing. This locket dates from the latter half 19th Century, finished in black enamel to the front and back (and