Antique Victorian Needlepoint of Queen Victoria's Children and John Brown, Horse bottle Founded in Paris in 1820

Founded in Paris in 1820 by Emile Puiforcat and his two cousins

Frame shows a few losses (view our images to assess) but not bad for its era

The box is somewhat aged but not nearly as much as you would expect given that it and the silver set are around 200yrs old

lock of hair

the 14k layer front to his frame

Antique Victorian Needlepoint of Queen Victoria's Children and John Brown, Horse bottle Founded in Paris in 1820A lot of speculation that John Brown was more than the "Faithful Servant Medal" and "Devoted Service Medal" she created for him might suggest. Rumored to have been her lover, as well, he certainly shows up here as the trusted companion. Queen Victoria's daughters, shown here, referred to John Brown as "Mama's lover", And in her diary, the Queen mentioned her "heart's best treasure" as referring to the Scottish 'friend'. There is that kind of