Antique French 18k Gold and Black Enamel, Pearl, Double Locket, Mourning Pendant or Brooch in Box Porcelain plaque The handles themselves in what

The handles themselves in what appears to be ebony wood

a single sterling silver with 18k gold (vermeil) coating liquor flask like that one

but both brushes are lovely heavy old wood with gorgeous grain

the outer case is in remarkably unscathed condition showing us it's been well treasured over time

It's rare to find one of these mid-Victorian (Napoleon III 1850-70s) French liqueur sets

Antique French 18k Gold and Black Enamel, Pearl, Double Locket, Mourning Pendant or Brooch in Box Porcelain plaque The handles themselves in whatWith 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