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Description

A decorative antique Victorian sentimental, memorial or mourning shaker locket brooch in rolled gold, gold filled. The locket panel with a glazed front containing a lock of human hair worked as a pansy, with a central seed pearl or pearl bead. The mount with a rope twist edge with punched quatrefoils and a beaded rim, to the underside a true loveu00b4s knot, in the form of a ribbon bow.
Opening to the reverse.
The closed back with a simple "C" fastening brooch pin.
Germany 1880s.

11.6g

The opening panel 3.3cm x 2.7cm. In inches 1 2/8" x 1".
The brooch 5cm x 3.7cm. In inches 2" x 1 1/2".

This is overall in reasonably good antique condition. With an area of loss to the rope twist edge to the glazed panel. The hair seems to have been removed and poorly reinserted, on a backing of cotton wadding.
This locket brooch contains human hair.
This item cannot be guaranteed nickel .

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