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Reference #: 8868
Status: for sale
Dimensions: 1.5 by 1.75 inches
Condition: pristine; enamel is perfect
Year: 1840-60
Price: $450
Description: A beautiful Victorian mourning brooch
featuring a blonde Prince of Wales feather in the center.
Mourning jewelry containing blonde hair is hard to find and
highly sought after.
The Prince of Wales hair work feather is set upon opalene glass
and is adorned with seed pearls and tiny strands of gold wire.
On the back, is a locket with contains either finely woven
blonde hair or fabric. This brooch has a hook on the back
so that a portrait miniature or watch could be hung from it.
The black enamel is in perfect condition. To see other images of this item, please click here:
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