MUSEUM QUALITY VICTORIAN HAIR TREE LIFE WREATH MOURNING OVAL 1800s CIVIL WAR

Description: MUSEUM QUALITY LARGE VICTORIAN WOVEN HAIR TREE LIFE WREATH FUNERAL MOURNING OVAL 1800's ANTIQUE SHADOW BOX CIVIL WAR THIS EXCEPTIONAL VICTORIAN HAIR WREATH / TREE OF LIFE MEMORIAL MEASURES APPROX. 21" LONG, 18" WIDE AND 3" DEEP. THE HAIR AND FRAME ARE IN TRULY EXCELLENT CONDITION.CIRCA 1800 - 1890's. PIECES LIKE THIS WERE TYPICALLY CREATED OVER GENERATIONS, USING THE HAIR OF FAMILY MEMBERS, FROM EARLY YEARS, TO END OF LIFE, LITERALLY FORMING A 'FAMILY TREE' MEMORIAL. THERE ARE MANY CONTRASTING HAIR COLORS...LIGHT AND DARK BROWN, BLONDE, GREY, AND WHITE...IN DIFFERING, ORNATE, FLORAL THEMED WEAVES. FRAMED HAIR MEMORIALS ARE TYPICALLY WREATHES, 'BRANCHES' OR FLORAL MOTIF GROUPINGS, SIMILAR TO A BOUQUET. THIS UNCOMMON PIECE USES A TREE OF LIFE THEME, SET INTO A BASKET STYLE BASE, WHICH LOOKS TO BE MADE OF WOVEN PLANT MATERIAL, SIMILAR TO WICKER. I'VE OWNED THIS FOR 40 YEARS, AND IT IS ONE OF THE BEST MADE, AND BEST PRESERVED, FRAMED MEMORIALS I'VE SEEN IN MY YEARS OF COLLECTING THEM. IT'S THE ONLY ONE I'VE SEEN WITH A TREE MOTIF, SUCH AS THIS. THIS WILL BE PACKED WITH GREAT CARE AND ABUNDANT INSULATION.THE SHIPPING BOX WILL BE @ 10" LARGER THAN THE FRAME, ALL THE WAY AROUND, GIVING IT APPROX. 5", OR MORE, SPACE ON ALL SIDES, FOR DENSE INSULATION/IMPACT ABSORPTION. LOCAL PICKUP CAN BE ARRANGED. * I ACCEPT PAYPAL ONLY.* I DO NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY AT THIS TIME.* THIS WILL SHIP UPS, INSURED, (AS THE BOX DIMENSIONS ARE TOO LARGE FOR USPS). * SIGNATURE REQUIRED AT DELIVERY. 1) ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD 'AS IS' AND SALE IS FINAL. 2) REFUNDS ARE ONLY CONSIDERED IN THE EVENT THAT AN ITEM HAS BEEN GROSSLY MISREPRESENTED. 3) PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND REVIEW THE PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION. I AM HAPPY TO SHARE MORE PHOTOS UPON REQUEST.

Price: 1700 USD

Location: Miami, Florida

End Time: 2024-08-06T15:14:53.000Z

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