22nd May, 2025 9:30
Three early 19th Century hairwork mourning brooches; one of circular form with seed pearl border, featuring a glazed compartment with tied lock of hair, pin-fitting to reverse; another of navette form, glazed compartment with scrolled locks of hair, against a white ground (with discolouration), within a seed pearl border, pin-fitting to reverse; and another of oval form, glazed compartment with braided hairwork, within seed pearl border, pin-fitting to reverse; all surface testing as 9ct. (3)
Sold for £200
Condition Report
Evidence of mould to hairwork.
Total weight 18.7 grams (3).
Three early 19th Century hairwork mourning brooches; one of circular form with seed pearl border, featuring a glazed compartment with tied lock of hair, pin-fitting to reverse; another of navette form, glazed compartment with scrolled locks of hair, against a white ground (with discolouration), within a seed pearl border, pin-fitting to reverse; and another of oval form, glazed compartment with braided hairwork, within seed pearl border, pin-fitting to reverse; all surface testing as 9ct. (3)
