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Queen Victoria locket sells for thousands

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A locket given by Queen Victoria to commemorate the death of her favourite servant and confidant, John Brown, sold for £3,000 when it went under the hammer recently at a Derbyshire auction house. 

Auctioneer Irita Marriott with the locket presented by Queen Victoria to a servant
Auctioneer Irita Marriott with the locket. Credit: Irita Marriott Auctioneers

Irita Marriott, owner of Irita Marriott Auctioneers and Valuers, said: “We had a lot of interest around the locket in the lead up to the auction and it achieved one right royal result! The provenance which accompanied it is what made it really special, we could trace where it has been handed down through Elizabeth’s family directly from her time working for Queen Victoria.”

An antique locket that was a gift from Queen Victoria
Credit: Irita Marriott Auctioneers

The gold and agate mourning locket was originally presented to Elizabeth Smith who was housekeeper to Queen Victoria at Osborne House on the Isle of White. She worked for the Queen for 33 years before retiring to her home town of Hucknall in Nottinghamshire.