Antique Lockets

This is a story I’m writing, I just want to know what you guys think…

*Chapter One*

Where had everyone gone? All at once, the people swished out of the club, the music abruptly put to a halt. The lights dimmed slightly, the colored ones going dark and bathing the place in a deep golden glow. Even the staff left without a backward glance, leaving unfinished drinks and empty glasses where they sat on coffee and end tables. No one seemed to notice the young woman that gripped the edge of the bar counter with white knuckles, her face pale with fear; not even the people she arrived with seemed to realize they were leaving their companion almost completely alone. The lone shred of company the woman had left was no consolation: it was the thing that wouldn’t allow her to leave. The mirrors that covered the walls and ceiling reflected her cornered state a thousand times over.
“I don’t know what you are talking about,” she said, trying to hold her voice steady and nearly succeeding. She backed a few more paces away from where the man stood. “Let me go.”
“You are the eldest in the Aetas,” he replied in a smooth, rich voice. “You must know.” The man smiled knowingly at her.
“The what?” She looked to be about nineteen years old, with an oval face and subtlely prominent cheekbones under smooth, fair skin. Her hair, reddish-brown with natural gold laced in, was swept back from her face and fell practically to the small of her back in slight, delicate waves. Her eyes, the color of polished, bright emeralds, were stretched wide in fear. Her five feet eight inches had nothing on his six feet and four inches, she thought with growing despair. She wrapped one fist around the silver locket pendant that hung on its decoratively twisting chain, feeling the shallow, antique engravings on its circular surface. Though she wore jeans, a T-shirt, and Converse, something about her captor told her that it would be useless to try to run. It scared her all the more. She watched the man keeping her there with understandable wariness; if he weren’t holding her prisoner, she might have been attracted to him. He was incredibly handsome, with raven-black hair and striking, menacing blood red eyes that weren’t the product of contacts. He couldn’t have been more than twenty-five. He grinned impishly at her, flashing perfect white teeth that any dentist would pay a pretty penny for. He leaned against the counter opposite her, his arms crossed and one ankle crossed over the other. This relaxed position only made his captive more tense: his confidence was not comforting in the least. Despite his careless, seemingly lazy posture, she could see how catlike he was in his litheness and subtle muscle. He was swathed in clothes that matched his eyes: a tight-fitting burgundy turtleneck sweater that showed off what appeared to be the fruits of heavy gym labor, the sleeves pushed up to his elbows; dark red skinny jeans; expensive-looking burgundy tennis shoes completed the look. He glanced absently at the silver watch on his left wrist and leveled his gaze at the woman. Her heart leapt into her throat when he turned, for she had caught the glint of something silver in his belt.
“Show me,” he demanded with sudden impatience.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about!” she protested desperately.
“Show me now!” he growled.
“No!” Suddenly, the man whipped the silver gun from his belt and clicked it, looking down the short barrel at her.
“One last chance,” he snarled. She could only stare blankly. The crack of a bullet leaving its chamber filled the air, and she screamed.

Serena’s eyes snapped open on blackness, her breathing rapid, her heartbeat racing, and her body engulfed in a cold sweat. But try as she might, she couldn’t remember a single detail about the nightmare that had put her in this state. She hissed a curse under her breath in agitation and rolled over to read the hauntingly red, glowing letters on her clock: 6:00am. Only three hours of sleep again.

Oooh it’s interesting so far, and I like your style of writing, and thanks for those compliments about my story!
I wish you the best of luck =]

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Is a locket an inappropriate gift to give to a girl I have only been seeing for a short while? I have been going out with my girlfriend for a little more than a month, but this week I saw this really cute locket and bought it thinking she would really like it.

It’s a antiqued copper, heart-shaped locket with a matching chain that has a little sparrow where the clasp is and light pink pearls on both sides of the clasp–she adores birds and she loves light pink. I put a picture of us on one side and a picture of us kissing(cute kissing, not like hard core snogging) in a photo booth on the other.

But I think it might be to soon in the relationship to give it to her. Should I hold on to it for a few months, or is it ok to just give it to her now?

That’s a really romantic gift. Yeah, I think it would be a good idea to hang on to it for a while. There would be nothing wrong with giving it to her now but if you wait for the right time, it would just make the gift even more special.

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I have a piece of jewellery that was passed down and given to me, originally my great grandmothers and is about 100 years old. It is a gold necklace with a heart locket that has several different coloured stones in it that make up a crown shape. Does anyone know anything about jewellery from this time period, how much it would be worth or what the significance of a crown would be? Was this a common thing on jewellery from that time period. Any info would be appreciated.

Maybe you should go to some sort of jewerelly shop near you and see what they think. It sounds like it would be worth alot, especially if you have taken good care of it.

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I’m interested in antique jewelry. I’ve seen a few Antique Lockets with this symbol on them http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayisapi.dll?vie… . Do you know what it means?

I don’t think it’s a monogram, because I’ve seen the very same sign on a few of them.
In the olden days, people used mourning lockets, say, with a lock of hair in them, to remember the dead. Could this be something about alpha and Omega (a Biblical symbol for Christ, the beginning and the end, like the start and end of the Greek alphabet)?
I have also seen some that look like an S with three Is superimposed — I thought of IHS, but not sure.

Here’s a photo of the latter-mentioned one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayisapi.dll?vie…

Shoot — let’s see if this link works http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayisapi.dll?vie…

And http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayisapi.dll?vie…

Hmmmm….
Take it to a jewler?

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I’m interested in antique jewelry. I’ve seen a few Antique Lockets with this symbol on them http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayisapi.dll?vie… . Do you know what it means?

I don’t think it’s a monogram, because I’ve seen the very same sign on a few of them.
In the olden days, people used mourning lockets, say, with a lock of hair in them, to remember the dead. Could this be something about alpha and Omega (a Biblical symbol for Christ, the beginning and the end, like the start and end of the Greek alphabet)?
I have also seen some that look like an S with three Is superimposed — I thought of IHS, but not sure.

Here’s a photo of the latter-mentioned one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayisapi.dll?vie…

Shoot — let’s see if this link works http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&item=140026058576&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
And http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&item=140026058576&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

the web site that u posted doesnt work, so i cant help you there!
but just go on wiki ot google

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IT’S A HEART SHAPE THAT HOLDS FOUR PICTURES IT ALSO HAS ENGRAVING ON THE FRONT WITH A TINY BIT OF GREEN. IT WAS FOUND IN A WALL THAT WAS TORN DOWN IN AN OLD HOME.

The STER indicates it is sterling silver. The PPC may be the jeweller’s mark.

The tiny bit of green is of concern though. This might just be a silver-plated piece (copper being used for the base) with the front silver being mostly worn off.

Best place to bring it is a jeweller to confirm it is indeed silver.

As to whether it is an antique, that is difficult to assess online. How old is the house/wall that you took it out of? If the house is less then 100 years old, it is very unlikely to be an antique. Again, take it to a jeweller.

An alternative is to take it to a few (more than one) local antique dealers and see what they value it as.

Good luck!

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