SOLD Very Fine Victorian Hair Work Chain (Collar?) Presumed European carved wooden cicada On the backs of each

On the backs of each swatch are indicators of color

Really a lovely little thing

hand carved

and would probably push other people out of the way if I had to

Sliding open the lid of this box to find it filled with these old bone gaming chips was

SOLD Very Fine Victorian Hair Work Chain (Collar?) Presumed European carved wooden cicada On the backs of eachI've looked at a fair amount of hair work, but I've never seen a piece of hairwork jewelry (maybe better to call it hair work lace?) as ornate as this one, which I am guessing was likely made as a collar, with one side clearly the face (front). It appears to me hair from at least three different people was incorporated blonde, brown and black with thread matching the shade of the brown hair used for structure and securing. I can't even imagine the