Huge Antique Georgian to Early Victorian Hair Art Mourning Brooch, Seed Pearls French Sterling Silver there are no cracks or

there are no cracks or significant issues to deal with and the shell veneers and inlays are all solidly in place - just truly breathtakingly beautiful in person

I will also point to the slight strangeness that is at her nose

The silversmith marks are definitely those of Emile Puiforcat

and is a remarkable work of anatomical artistry representative of the very best of the Animalier movement that dominated mid-1800s and expressed itself in many forms

Huge Antique Georgian to Early Victorian Hair Art Mourning Brooch, Seed Pearls French Sterling Silver there are no cracks orAcid tested at 10k gold on the frame and 16k on the pinback, it's in great condition for the age of it. This larger locket style brooch is remarkable for size alone it is 2. 5" x 2. 25" slightly oval. Cover glass is perfectly preserved, slightly convex and the arranged hair within is a work of art, clasped by gold and seed pearls, a feathering curl. Seed pearls represent the tears of the person left behind to mourn the loss. The custom of saving locks