Bidspirit auction | Antique 10k Gold Mourning Brooch

Antique 10k Gold Mourning Brooch Featuring Intricate Braided Hairwork Category: Brooches & Pins - Circular sentimental brooch constructed of yellow metal, 10k Gold Tested on Kee Tester and confirmed with acid, consistent with 19th-century mourning jewelry. The front face features a tightly woven arrangement of medium brown human hair, executed in a complex basket-weave or chevron pattern, secured beneath a clear, bezel-set dome, likely glass or rock crystal. The reverse is fitted with a traditional hinged pin stem and a simple C-clasp closure, indicative of antique construction methods. This piece is unmarked; no hallmarks, purity stamps, or maker's marks are visible. Weighs 5.27 DWT with glass and hair present.