Antique 10k Gold and Flat Facet-cut Garnet Gem Locket Brooch, Mourning a Child, Blond Hair Art Meerschaum It's hard to imagine how

It's hard to imagine how much time went into each of these 6 plates

but we want you to be aware of them as you make your decision

7 1/2" square plus extended bow top

you see a locket casing in back into which a plaiting of hair would have been housed

amid what would otherwise be an 'excellent' condition report: there is an old restoration on backside

Antique 10k Gold and Flat Facet-cut Garnet Gem Locket Brooch, Mourning a Child, Blond Hair Art Meerschaum It's hard to imagine howFrom my own collections of decades: Antique 10k Gold and flat face cut garnets hair art mourning brooch, c 1780s to 1820, Georgian Era. Plaiting of pale blond hair inside (often that is a child), and no engraving on back. I sometimes use these grouped on a jacket lapel, or clasped over a strand of pearls so many compliments! Very good to excellent condition for age and type. Brooch is 20 mm x 16 mm x 4 mm plus pin back, and garnets are broad face