Victorian Pinchbeck Enameled Mourning Hair Art Brooch A ROSE Made From Hair

In all my 20 years of collecting, I've never seen a rose fashioned of hair! This Pinchbeck brooch has Art Nouveau sinewy vines and curlicues. A black background features white and gold enameling.

Behind the beveled glass crystal sits the hair rose hold a Whitby jet bead. The reverse is pinchbeck and sports an ancient clasp closure. The brooch's pin is of the very oldest sort as it is longer than the brooch ands protrudes 3/8 beyond the edge.

This extra pin point was then woven back into your clothing as an ancient safety precaution from loss.

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