Antique French Victorian Mourning Hair Art Frame Reliquary Very Large

ANTIQUE FRENCH VICTORIAN LARGE MOURNING HAIR ART FRAME RELIQUARY VERY LARGE. An antique French Napoleon III era sentimental hair artwork mourning memento. It is unusual and crafted from hair as a lasting memento of a lost loved one. Set under a domed convex glass and housed within an ebonized wooden frame with brass surround.

In overall good antique condition with some wear to the wooden frame. This beautiful piece was created with brown hair. It represents a wreath of flowers and leaves. The hair is very worked to represent different flowers. It is a large size and in good condition (the bottom of the frame is cracked).

This item was have been a keepsake intended to exist throughout a lifetime, much the same as a photograph today would be. So popular, specialty shops devoted to this art medium were once throughout Europe, and France, the great factories of works in hair where the artists-designers have spent countless hours working hair skillfully entrusted to flowers, curls and braids, and / or rarely landscapes to commemorate. (25.5 cm) 10.04 height. (22 cm) 8.66 width. We are very pleased to help. Please check with your country? The item "ANTIQUE FRENCH VICTORIAN MOURNING HAIR ART FRAME RELIQUARY VERY LARGE" is in sale since Wednesday, November 24, 2021. This item is in the category "Antiques\Furniture\Other Antique Furniture". The seller is "denicheur51" and is located in Bassu. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.

Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Style: Victorian
Item Height: 10.04"
Sub-Style: French
Material: HAIR, Glass, wood, brass
Width: 8.66"
Original/Reproduction: Original
Color: Black
Brand: UNBRANDED