Lot 001 - Pair of Antique French Hair Work Mourning Palettes Under Glass in Oval Black Frames Including Graveyard Scene Inscribed "Souvenir" And Photograph Portrait of a Young Woman, 6-3/8" W x 5-1/8" H each 1703 with slate eyes

with slate eyes

Each elephant has two threaded mounting holes

which are missing

rendered in vivid color

with some minor wear and tear as expected from age and handling

Lot 001 - Pair of Antique French Hair Work Mourning Palettes Under Glass in Oval Black Frames Including Graveyard Scene Inscribed "Souvenir" And Photograph Portrait of a Young Woman, 6-3/8" W x 5-1/8" H each 1703 with slate eyesPair of antique French hair work mourning palettes presented in matching oval black wood frames with gilt inner bezels and decorative leaf pattern mats worked in hair. One frame contains a hair work palette depicting a graveyard scene with a weeping willow tree, a gravestone inscribed "Souvenir," a cross, and a tiered monument, all constructed from human hair on a tinted ground under convex glass. The second frame contains a photographic portrait of a