Antique 10k Gold and Flat Facet-cut Garnet Gem Locket Brooch, Mourning a Child, Blond Hair Art Meerschaum This was one of the

This was one of the very finest made

All signature hardware and brown tag as show

I tool photos through the slightly convex old original cover glass

The backing appears to be vellum and the painting is just exceptional - compare it to the original full-size painting by 18th century French Romantic Era artist

but I can cound 2 or 3 of the small mother of pearl insets that are either partial or gone

Antique 10k Gold and Flat Facet-cut Garnet Gem Locket Brooch, Mourning a Child, Blond Hair Art Meerschaum This was one of theFrom my own collections of decades: Antique 10k Gold and flat face cut garnets hair art mourning brooch, c 1780s to 1820, Georgian Era. 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 garnets are broad face