Antique 10K Gold Victorian Swivel Mourning Cameo Brooch Locket Tooth & Hair 1860 Drawings & Prints Washington Arts Commission

Washington Arts Commission

the round tilt-top attached to a 'birdcage' so it can be turned 360 degrees when in the down position

Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617)

with a wooodworking plane and the words " Scan Coll Made in Denmark"

Antique 10K Gold Victorian Swivel Mourning Cameo Brooch Locket Tooth & Hair 1860 Drawings & Prints Washington Arts CommissionA fine antique 10k yellow gold carved shell swivel cameo mourning brooch locket, with hair & a tooth under crystal to the rear, circa 1860. This has been a great tradition of carving stone and shell cameos dating back to antiquity, this cameo brooch is finely carved with a swiveling well carved portrait of a Neo Classical maiden. To the rear under a crystal panel is a lock of hair and a slightly macabre tooth of the lost loved one! The gold swivel