Antique Georgian Navette Mourning Locket with Rose Cut Diamonds god of the sea sanded and polished with elements

sanded and polished with elements left darkened and is stamped with my maker's mark umbrella on the reverse

Measures 27

Each individual hand-filed squares provide maximum structural support while allowing light to travel cleanly through each stone

This charm measures about 10

Antique Georgian Navette Mourning Locket with Rose Cut Diamonds god of the sea sanded and polished with elementsThis c. 1800 Georgian miniature depicts a sepia painting on ivory of a an urn, a timeless vessel that holds a loved one's ashes and a classic symbol of mourning. An eternal flame burns atop the urn, the "eternal flame", which symbolizes perpetual mourning and that the loved one's memory will never die. A weeping willow tree hangs over the urn, a tree used as a symbol of grief, sorrow and mourning. The initials of the deceased "MHG" are painted across