Lockets by Paris jeweler and goldsmith Alexis Falize. Living from 1811 to 1898 he designed brooches and bracelets too but I like the lockets best.

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Japanese influenced peony design pendant locket. ca. 1869.
Japanese influenced peony design pendant locket. ca. 1869. Gold and cloisonné enamel. Designed and mounted by Alexis Falize. Enamel work by Antoine Tard. Image © Wartski, London. Fair use license. via http://www.wartski.com/collection/locket-alexis-falize-c-1869-2/
Pendant locket showing a crane about to land on reeds.
Pendant locket showing a crane about to land on reeds. ca. 1875-1880. Gold and cloisonné enamel. Signed with the poinçon jointly registered by Alexis and Lucien Falize in 1875. Image © Wartski, London. Fair use license. via https://intotemptation.wordpress.com/2018/03/04/jewel-of-the-day-alexis-falize-enamel-pendant-locket/
Pendant locket. 1868-1870.
Pendant locket. 1868-1870. Gold and cloisonné enamel. Alexis Falize, designer. Enamel work by Antoine Tard. Image © Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Fair use license. via http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1979.11

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