If you like your jewels to have talismanic properties, you will find the pieces on offer at Ebru Jewelry to be enticing.

This necklace has a rhodium plated sterling silver chain, a silver padlock and a bronze angel. They note, “The Angel Lock Necklace is a special necklace featuring a beautiful lock with a baby angel on it. The lock can be opened and closed and you won’t want to take this beautiful, protective necklace off with its quality material and craftsmanship.

Lock jewelry was popular in the Victorian era and symbolizes love. Lock jewelry was given as a gift to symbolize being ‘locked in love’ and was believed that it would protect a couple’s love. Sometimes the other person would have a matching key jewelry as a symbol of their love as well.”

This is currently on sale for USD$445. It’s shown here layered with a shorter necklace.