Antique French 18k Yellow Gold Clasp & Woven Hair Bracelet, c. 1840-60 Basilica Saint Anne d'Auray The well dressed young man

The well dressed young man with those deeply set eyes and arched brows of an aristocrat wears the French Legion of Honor medal on his deep c

heavy wood with a generous gesso/plaster appliqué which has remained very well intact

There is some loss to the gilding on the frame

The sand and sailboat's body are also natural shells

65 troy ounces or 82 grams total

Antique French 18k Yellow Gold Clasp & Woven Hair Bracelet, c. 1840-60 Basilica Saint Anne d'Auray The well dressed young manSurviving in magnificent condition, this mid 1800s French hair art jewelry item must not have been worn or used. Cherished as the memento it is of someone well loved in her time, the bracelet is a gorgeous chestnut brunette, very long hair used in the weave so would have been a woman or perhaps the long cut locks of a child (boys' hair was not cut until they were about 4 or 5, and sometimes the long cut locks were saved by Mothers. We won't know who