Bidspirit auction | Antique Victorian Mourning Necklace

Antique Victorian Mourning Necklace - Antique Victorian mourning necklace featuring a striking combination of somber elegance and personal history. Features a smooth, highly polished oval-shaped cabochon black onyx drop bezel-set in a 14k yellow gold frame. The pendant is adorned at the top with a singular, luminous natural seed pear. The chord is intact and made of table-worked woven human hair, finely and tightly braided into a robust yet flexible rope strand, a highly personal token of rememrance typical of the 19th-century, momento mori culture. The necklace ends are secured with original, highly polished 14k yellow gold end caps and an interlocking decorative gold hook clasp. 15.5” Condition: Absence of a condition statement does not imply the lot is in perfect condition, free from flaws, restoration, or the effects of aging/use. Request Condition Reports via email or telephone in advance of the auction. Any condition report verbally or written is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The buyer is expected to be the expert. Country of origin, material is not guaranteed. Credit or Debit Card payments by New Buyers of high value items, gold, or silver will not be accepted; instead, form of payment must be cash, cashier's check, money order, or electronic funds transfer. // Registration, bidding, and participation in this auction constitute the bidder?s electronic acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, forming a legally binding contract enforceable under applicable law.