Beautiful Antique French Hair Art Mourning Brooch, 18K Gold Setting old Paris I've placed a ruler that

I've placed a ruler that registers both inches and millimeters so you can see how incredibly tiny these stitches are

Note this pair has a chip at the very top of one panel and outer top corner of the other (see images)

part of the 1889 World Expo at which the Eiffel Tower was first erected

I don’t even see any chips to any of the jars or bottles

Beautiful Antique French Hair Art Mourning Brooch, 18K Gold Setting old Paris I've placed a ruler thatFabulous & rare 19th century French Napoleon III era hair art mourning brooch in elegant original beveled glass & 18k gold setting! Usually these items were memorials to those loved ones lost, and are referred to as mourning or memorial pieces. But they were also woven from the hair of loved ones still living, and given to friends or family members as a memory token of love and friendship, or a new bride might wear one with her hair and that of her