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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eils14, post: 9992394, member: 14776&quot;]Hi everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; A friend has asked me to find out more about this stunning family brooch. I have done a bit of digging and it looks to be a Georgian sentimental sepia painted brooch, probably painted with real human hair mixed with the ink.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would love to know more about what the picture represents though. I have seen some are mourning and others sentimental and the small seed pearls could represent tears (one has come loose). I am not sure though what the fire represents and it seems to have some type of stone in the base of the fire too, a quartz perhaps? Do we think mourning or sentimental for this piece?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also any way to be more accurate on the date of the brooch? </p><p><br /></p><p>I also wonder about the split in the side of casing, presumably a flaw over time? And obviously the pin has broken off but it can still be worn as a pendant.</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy for any information you can provide on this piece, whether mentioned above or not as a question, as I would love to go back to her with as much information as possible! </p><p><br /></p><p>TYIA for your help on this lovely antique. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]501790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501791[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501792[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501793[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501794[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]501795[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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