Sold -- Antique Georgian 9K Hand Painted Mourning Brooch/Pendant woven hair Using his granulation skills and

Using his granulation skills and other ancient jewelry techniques

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Silver mark

Some wear to cameo and wear on shank

Reverse of image marked Neuchatel

Sold -- Antique Georgian 9K Hand Painted Mourning Brooch/Pendant woven hair Using his granulation skills andMourning jewelry became popular during the 18th century, when sentiment, both sorrowful and romantic, began to be expressed in a more allegorical style. In some pieces, the hair of the deceased was crushed into a powder and mixed with stabilizers in order to create a pigment with which to make a miniature painting for jewelry. In some cases, watercolors were used alongside hair clippings to create the images under glass on these pieces. On a recent