Very collectable LARGE French mourning frame with exquisite palette hair work.
Hair from the family Lepoutre. hair from FOUR deceased loved ones under glass dome: hair worked into a very fine bouquet of flowers!!
Text in the frame:
Souvenir de la famille Lepoutre:
1. Robert Lepoutre
2. Victor Dandonville
3. Ferdinand Leroy et Celestine Lepoutre
Wooden oval frame with brass rim around the domed glass.
The black lacquered wooden frame is in very good condition!! Some small paint spots.
The hair work is in good condition for its age, a little part of the contour hair is missing (see picture)!!
frame: 9,1 inch / 23 cm high and 7,5 inch / 19 cm wide.
19 th century.
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