Antique Georgian Garnet Pearl Mourning Brooch 18ct Circa 1800 Silver

Antique Georgian Garnet Pearl Mourning Brooch 18ct Circa 1800 SilverAn exquisite antique Georgian mourning brooch featuring a display of plaited blonde hair preserved behind a glass window. A border of seed pearls and twelve deep red flat cut garnets frame the centre piece and are set in a close back 18ct gold gallery. Mourning jewellery was worn in remembrance of a deceased loved one and sometimes contained a lock of their hair so that a piece of them was always kept close to the wearer. Seed pearls were also

representing the wearer’s connection to Scotland

5ct stones on either side

The brooch is a great collector’s piece and complete with a box from ‘Leslie A Sutcliffe’ to store it in

Guilloche enamel dates to the 17th century

The stones are approx

The locket is accompanied by an ornate collar with large

5 inches x Diameter 60mm x Width 18mm x Depth 3mm

Insect and Spider pieces grew in popularity at the turn of the 20th Century due to a renewed love of the natural world following the vast urbanisation of the country and were often decorated with colourful gemstones to enhance their beauty and value

It’s a wonderful statement piece and highly collectable

METAL: 9ct Gold (Stamped)

A beautiful antique Scottish agate brooch fashioned in silver in the mid Victorian era (Circa 1860)

oils and water colours to enhance black and white photographs to make them more vivid and life-like