27.9 Grams Gross, 15.9 Grams 14k Gold Brooch, Antique c. 1849, Engraved Memento of 2 Children campaign but impacts value a little

but impacts value a little

but also one which could be tucked into a vest pocket

survives very well with a small minimum of disruption to the old Vernis Martin decorative work

typically knelt upon with arms folded across the top of the 'back'

Marketed via Regent Street seller

27.9 Grams Gross, 15.9 Grams 14k Gold Brooch, Antique c. 1849, Engraved Memento of 2 Children campaign but impacts value a littleSome time ago, I bought out a jeweler's shop inventory pieces that were never mounted like micro mosaic plaques, cameos, these worked hair art inserts, all awaiting custom orders to be fabricated in gold mounts. Among those many pieces were a couple which had been finished, even engraved, but which remained with the English jeweler. This is one of the finished ones, an extra large and heavy mounted hair art piece set in a plain but substantial 14k