Empress Eugénie’s Locket, Circa 1860. Gold oval locket, set with a sapphire cameo of a Muse with lyre, framed in diamonds, within a diamond and pearl laurel wreath. Inside is a glazed compartment with a photograph of the Empress. The locket is attached by a gold double E cipher surmounted by the Napoleonic Imperial crown. This historic locket was a gift from the Empress to Lady Burgoyne in thanks for enabling her to flee France for England on her yacht after the fall of the Second Empire. Vintage, Victorian Jewelry, Antique Jewelry, Crown Jewels, Vintage Jewelry, Royal Jewelry, Jewelery, Royal Jewels, Vintage Jewellery