Antique French Hair Art Mourning Icon, 7.75" Bombe Style Frame, Tomb with "A Ma Femme" inscription Shadowbox but the piece is not

but the piece is not original to the box and the box will not close with the locket and chain inside

desktop objects and frames

Charming oil painting on thick pressed card

Superb condition on this opulently decorated wood cigar chest which is decorated to look like the Victorian English papier mache works

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Antique French Hair Art Mourning Icon, 7.75" Bombe Style Frame, Tomb with "A Ma Femme" inscription Shadowbox but the piece is notLovely antique French Napoleon III era hair art mourning icon or memento, displayed in an oval ebonized wood bombe style frame and featuring curled locks of hair and tomb with A Ma Femme inscrition, hair foliage surroundings and hand painted accents! The Napoleon III era (1852 1870) in France was a time rich in both artistic expression and complex cultural practices, including the unique art of hairwork. This "hair art" form, which evolved