⟵ Back to Brooches

Victorian pearls and turquoise mourning brooch (circa 1850)


Click to enquire about

BH088

eNum: 0115.EDE.0518

Mid-Victorian period mourning brooch.

Made in England c1850, it is set in a fine eighteen-carat gold setting, and set with eight natural pearls and eight turquoise stones in a  circular setting.

The centre is decorated with hand-woven human hair, and is applied with the initials of the mourned individual in gold.

Rococo amethyst Victorian brooch
Edwardian "Forget me not" flower brooch (retailed in Dublin)