Georgian Black Enamel Pearl Diamond Memorial Brooch Pin in 15k Gold - Victoria Sterling

Long before cell phones, before cameras could be carried in a pocket or a purse, photographs were expensive and hard to come by; so people often didn’t have images of their loved ones to keep after that person had passed. Instead, they used a lock of hair, often elaborately woven and put under glass. It gave them a memory, a keepsake, of the person that they had lost. This brooch was made as a memorial to one such person. It would have been worn during the period of mourning, which lasted for a year and then some. The front of this wonderfully hand crafted pin is done in swirls of gold and black enamel and is set with a virtual bouquet of flowers which are accented in creamy white pearls and one small diamond. This brooch has a frame on

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Hand crafted in about 1860, this fantastic and substantial memorial brooch is set with a wonderfully hand carved oval cabochon of banded agate, the

Large Victorian Memorial Brooch Pin Banded Agate Black Enamel 15k Gold

Georgian Black Enamel Pearl Diamond Memorial Brooch Pin in 15k Gold - Victoria Sterling

Georgian Black Enamel Pearl Diamond Memorial Brooch Pin in 15K Gold

This 15k brooch was made in Victorian England c 1880. Most likely it was brought back from Italy and set in England. The cameo depicts Angelic lovers

Victorian Cameo Brooch Pin 15k Gold Pearl Diamond Frame

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The brooch is set with a large, sparkling, richly colored faceted Citrine Gem of about 3.6 carats, and further set with 26, 1.7 mm creamy white pearls. I purchased this English beauty in London where it was made in c 1880, it’s marked with ’15ct’. The brooch measures 17.5 mm north to south and 45.7 mm across.

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Victorian Cameo Brooch Pin 15k Gold Pearl Diamond Frame - Victoria Sterling

This hair belonged to Dear Helen. She died on June 10th, 1879, and clearly she was missed as someone had this wonderful brooch made in her honor. The

Victorian Memorial Enamel Gold Brooch Pin Inscribed 1879 'Dear Helen

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Georgian Black Enamel Pearl Diamond Memorial Brooch Pin in 15k Gold

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