This item is a vintage-style heart-shaped locket or perfume vial pendant with an ornate gold-tone filigree design and an emerald-colored gemstone. The small, unattached, screw-top component suggests it may be a perfume bottle with a dauber or stopper, designed to hold a small amount of fragrance or a keepsake.
Key Details
Design: The piece features an intricate gold-tone, openwork filigree pattern around a central heart-shaped green stone (likely glass or a synthetic gem). It is accented with small clear rhinestones.
Functionality: Similar items are marketed as perfume vials, lockets (designed to hold photos), or small trinket/pill boxes.
Era: These romantic, decorative pieces were particularly popular as vanity and wearable accessories in the mid-century period (1950s-1960s) and are now collectible items.