Antique 10K Gold Victorian Swivel Mourning Cameo Brooch Locket Tooth & Hair 1860 Recently Added the front of the case

the front of the case has swiveled latch

the gilt dial signed "A

China in 1909

From the Mabel Brady-Garvan Collection Ex Yale University Art Gallery Collection

made in 1981 and with the original purchase invoice

Antique 10K Gold Victorian Swivel Mourning Cameo Brooch Locket Tooth & Hair 1860 Recently Added the front of the caseSOLD A 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