Antique French 18k Gold and Black Enamel, Pearl, Double Locket, Mourning Pendant or Brooch in Box Porcelain plaque I like these unframed if

I like these unframed if shown in contemporary decor

There are no other flaws to note

but both brushes are lovely heavy old wood with gorgeous grain

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I tilt mine up so they're wonderfully self-framed pictures/artwork that intersperse my antique books on our bookshelves

Antique French 18k Gold and Black Enamel, Pearl, Double Locket, Mourning Pendant or Brooch in Box Porcelain plaque I like these unframed ifWith the double locks of hair still beautifully kept in the locket backside, mourning a dark and a very pale blond, this elegant 18k gold French mourning locket has been kept rather than worn. When I see hair like this, my experience suggests to me it is likely a locket that mourned a young mother and her infant. Perhaps the perished together of disease, which was not so uncommon at all in the mid 1800s, from which period this piece hails. Children