28″ Articulated Owl Pendant Necklace 1960s OSS

Unsigned but readily identifiable as 1960s Goldette, this is a beautiful 4 chain necklace with a large, fancy, dangling locket pendant in the center. It came from the estate of an old jewelry manufacturer who distributed Goldette, Florenza, Hollycraft, and other costume house jewelry to larger department stores like Lord , Taylor in the 1960s. So, it is in BEAUTIFUL CONDITION!! Both the fancy chaining and the locket are heavily GOLD PLATED with a lovely antique finish. They are bright, crisp, old manufacture, and have very thick, heavy gold plating. The chains are fancy, curb link with a deep antique finish which is quite lovely. The centerpiece is a large, deep keepsake locket with ornate open work on the front and a 1960s cross hatched Florentined finish to the gold on the back. This necklace is old stock that was only used for display. Condition is perfect, clean, and very near mint. No damage or wear to the gold. The inside of the locket is also bright, shiny gold plated but has some tiny speck marks from age. These are very minor and not obvious. Size of of the locket is 2 1/4" from top of bail to bottom with the bale by 1 1/2" across. Depth is almost 1/4" so it is able to hold solid perfume, photos, or any other keepsake. Chaining is graduated 24" to 30" size.This is a gorgeous, 4 CHAIN Goldette BIG LOCKET necklace in exceptionally clean condition for your vintage jewelry collection!