Antique 18K, Emerald & Enamel Mourning Ring lens In researching this piece

In researching this piece

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

or in a friendly way

and can also be flipped to wear as a pendant from a ribbon or chain

the owl and the crescent moon

Antique 18K, Emerald & Enamel Mourning Ring lens In researching this piecePreserving 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