Antique French Hair Art Memento, Mourning Memorial, Pearls, 18k Gold, Napoleon 3 ecuelle Look at the painting on

Look at the painting on the cover of this 1700s snuff box

all Victorian to Edwardian

Dating from the mid to late 1800s and guaranteed to impress

the first name to be mentioned is of course Faberge

and all measurements will appear on the photos

Antique French Hair Art Memento, Mourning Memorial, Pearls, 18k Gold, Napoleon 3 ecuelle Look at the painting onThe mourning icon you see here dates as early as 1840, as late as Napoleon III era (c. 1850 70, roughly). It's made more in line with the earlier dates, a foil backing and the addition of both seed pearls and slightly larger pearls, 18k gold wires and a cast 18k gold monogram of intricate design. The lock of hair a reddish blond, light brunette, seems likely to be that of a child. Remember no photography before 1838, when Daguerre developed the very