Victorian Portrait Locket of an 18th C Woman with Rose Diamonds I have neither will nor

I have neither will nor leisure

A great piece

An incredible Archaeological Revival demi-parure consisting of a brooch and earrings

Weight: 19 grams

this incredible French treasure is a fully articulated example of stellar Napoleon III period Craftspersonship

Victorian Portrait Locket of an 18th C Woman with Rose Diamonds I have neither will norThe memorable of portrait lockets, this magnificent Victorian example features a young woman dressed in the flowing clothes of 18th century pastoral portraiture. Peculiar to find as her ensemble predates the locket by more than a hundred years, she reminds us of the Victorian nostalgia for French court life which dominated culture in the previous century. More interesting still, her American origin recalls the reach for a history that did not belong