Huge Antique Georgian to Early Victorian Hair Art Mourning Brooch, Seed Pearls French Sterling Silver dated 1834 

dated 1834&nbsp

and not often still with a set

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

just make a living space into your own personal Alpine getaway

particularly the one on top of the box

Huge Antique Georgian to Early Victorian Hair Art Mourning Brooch, Seed Pearls French Sterling Silver dated 1834&nbspAcid 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