Certain weaves in hair jewellery stretch to fit different sized areas (such as the neck or wrist). This seemingly small bracelet will stretch with its box-shaped weave to fit larger wrists. The clasp, though looking to be a locket, is fixed and decorated with Victorian neo-Rococo design. Compare this to the earlier piece seen yesterday.… Continue reading Spotlight On: Hairwork Bracelet
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Spotlight On: 19th Century Hair Bracelet
Hair bracelets were popular forms of sentimental and mourning jewellery, being always fashionable and relatively cheap to produce. As much as the manufacture of the clasp or gold-work in a bracelet, the hair itself is the focal point of the construction. As a memento, entire families could have different hair woven into the band, or… Continue reading Spotlight On: 19th Century Hair Bracelet
Ballarat Antique Fair: The Spoils of War
Finding decent mourning jewellery in Australia is becoming quite difficult and when one does find a nice piece, it’s usually got a few more zero’s on the end than a knowledgeable collector would like to reconcile with. That was one of the unfortunate truths to the Ballarat Antique Fair, while there were some lovely things,… Continue reading Ballarat Antique Fair: The Spoils of War