Antique 12k Gold and Flat Facet-cut Garnet Gem Locket Brooch, Mourning a Child, Blond Hair Art Black Forest rooster 1820s French mother or pearl

1820s French mother or pearl and 18k gold trimmed Palais Royal sewing etui

a low bodice and high "Empire" waist gown which is sophisticated in its simplicity

It's not perfect

Isn't it just too beautiful

Antique 12k Gold and Flat Facet-cut Garnet Gem Locket Brooch, Mourning a Child, Blond Hair Art Black Forest rooster 1820s French mother or pearlFrom 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: 2. 63 grams. Plaiting of pale blond hair inside (often that is a child), 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 to excellent condition for age and type. Brooch is 20 mm x 16 mm x 4 mm plus pin back, and