Antique French Empire Red Coral and Ormolu Tiara, Diadem, Crown Hair Ornament, c.1810 Salanson an extra large bouquet brooch

an extra large bouquet brooch or lapel pin

5" without the bale added in

including the silver pen holder hooks

both because I love Victorian papier mache pieces but also because this one is simply pristine

Antique French Empire Red Coral and Ormolu Tiara, Diadem, Crown Hair Ornament, c.1810 Salanson an extra large bouquet broochIn our final photo, the c. 1810 woman (who is also for sale separately) wears a French Empire tiara which looks exactly like this one. You can see how it was worn, though some tilted to side rather than directly across the top of head as a crown. That fashion was at its apex in the French Empire era, 10 years either side of 1810. Those tiaras which do survive often have loss to the hand carved beads, or pearls that normally adorned them. This one is