Antique 12k Gold and Seed Pearl, Garnet Gem Locket Brooch, Mourning Pin Brunette Hair Art French Fashion The case you see here

The case you see here is hand carved and dates late 1600s to early 1700s

Napoleon I became one of his best customers and ordered several pieces

The finest makers are TAHAN

Here we have a whimsical and wonderful antique Palais Royal Grand Tour souvenir that's sure to tickle your fancy

Antique 12k Gold and Seed Pearl, Garnet Gem Locket Brooch, Mourning Pin Brunette Hair Art French Fashion The case you see hereFrom my own collections of decades: Antique 12k Gold and flat face cut garnets hair art mourning brooch, c 1780s to 1820, Georgian Era. Total weight: 3 grams. Locket front framed in by a border of impossibly tiny seed pearls, which represented the tears of the mourner in that era. Plaiting of brunette hair inside and no engraving on back. I sometimes use these grouped on a jacket lapel, or clasped over a strand of pearls so many compliments! Very good