Antique 18K, Emerald & Enamel Mourning Ring lens artsy and edgy: these earrings

artsy and edgy: these earrings are great for Casual Fridays

In researching this piece

During the British Raj

with Marie Antoinette appointing a specific craftsman to make the jewels for her Court

freesia for innocence and purity

Antique 18K, Emerald & Enamel Mourning Ring lens artsy and edgy: these earringsPreserving a lock of hair in a piece of jewelry to commemorate a deceased loved one was a popular trend during the eighteenth century. Since human hair does not decay, it was a way to hold close a physical memento of a mourned person. The practice continued into the nineteenth century, when it escalated during the Victorian Era. Many of the pieces incorporating hair into the designs were meant as sentimental love tokens, and would be exchanged or