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Antique 19th Century Woven Hair Art Gold-Filled Brooch with Coral Cabochons

About the Item

A wonderful, diminutive Georgian or early Victorian gold-filled and woven hair brooch or pin. With braided hair behind glass set in a gold-filled setting surrounded by small pink coral cabochons. In the Georgian and Victorian eras, woven hair art was used to memorialize a departed loved one or given as a keepsake memorial for a loved one in their absence. This brooch clearly kept someone dear in an intimate proximity. Length: 21 mm Items purchased from this dealer must delight you. Purchases may be returned for any reason for a period of 7 days.
  • Metal:
    Gold-filled
  • Stone:
    Coral
  • Stone Cut:
    Cabochon
  • Weight:
    2.9 g
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 0.67 in (17 mm)Length: 0.83 in (21 mm)
  • Style:
    Georgian
  • Place of Origin:
    Unknown
  • Period:
    19th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    19th Century
  • Condition:
    Repaired. Wear consistent with age and use. With an replaced C-clasp (replaced possibly still in the 19th century), some very light edge wear, some fine and light surface scratches and other signs of light wear consistent with age.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU84937025462

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