#290

Two Victorian Mourning Brooches
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$1,050
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Description
2 1/2" (6 cm.) The brass-framed oval brooch with glass front depicts a hand-drawn scene of a tall woman posed grieving over a cemetery stone which is inscribed "Not lost, but gone to bliss"; along with a 1 1/4" circular brooch with brass frame and delicately-painted mourning scene. Excellent condition. Mid-1800s.