Antique 10k Gold and Flat Facet-cut Garnet Gem Locket Brooch, Mourning a Child, Blond Hair Art Meerschaum 25" diameters in a delicate

25" diameters in a delicate and stunning flow blue transferware pattern with golden rim

I've seen them fetch upward of $1000

you can see the jeweled mother of pearl head with its gold ferule and old steel - is it a bent tip stiletto or a dainty crochet hook

the marks on all are from Leboeuf

Antique 10k Gold and Flat Facet-cut Garnet Gem Locket Brooch, Mourning a Child, Blond Hair Art Meerschaum 25" diameters in a delicateFrom 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