Rare Georgian Era 18k Gold Locket Brooch Mourning Pin, Engraved c. 1802 for a 2 Year Old Child 14k gold tiger's eye long in back

long in back

Larger than most portrait miniatures

a large gilded bronze panel with twisted rope style bordering and a field of flour-de-lis

There is visible clear epoxy in the center of the hull shell where the brass framework is attached due to chipping to that shell area

Rare Georgian Era 18k Gold Locket Brooch Mourning Pin, Engraved c. 1802 for a 2 Year Old Child 14k gold tiger's eye long in backA rare one engraved for "A O Hodgson, died 28 Jan 1802 aged 2 years". From my own collections of decades: Antique 18k Gold and a plaiting of baby and likely mother's hair art in this mourning brooch, c 1802, Georgian Era. Total weight: 2. 7 grams. Plaiting of brunette and pale blond hair inside, and 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