Huge Antique Georgian to Early Victorian Hair Art Mourning Brooch, Seed Pearls French Sterling Silver Each holds about 3 oz

Each holds about 3 oz rather than 2

I like to clamp these over my pearls and use the old brooches as enhancers

The silversmith marks are definitely those of Emile Puiforcat

dated 1834&nbsp

Sometime prior to 1800

Huge Antique Georgian to Early Victorian Hair Art Mourning Brooch, Seed Pearls French Sterling Silver Each holds about 3 ozAcid tested at 10k gold on the frame and 16k on the pinback, it's in great condition for the age of it. This larger locket style brooch is remarkable for size alone it is 2. 5" x 2. 25" slightly oval. Cover glass is perfectly preserved, slightly convex and the arranged hair within is a work of art, clasped by gold and seed pearls, a feathering curl. Seed pearls represent the tears of the person left behind to mourn the loss. The custom of saving locks