Antique French Hair Art Mourning Icon, 7.75" Bombe Style Frame, Tomb with "A Ma Femme" inscription Shadowbox Cushions are separate and simple

Cushions are separate and simple to 'fluff' up into full 6-7" depth

but the piece is not original to the box and the box will not close with the locket and chain inside

Obviously one that has been kept as a family heirloom

Superb condition on this opulently decorated wood cigar chest which is decorated to look like the Victorian English papier mache works

Some simply hang these as art

Antique French Hair Art Mourning Icon, 7.75" Bombe Style Frame, Tomb with "A Ma Femme" inscription Shadowbox Cushions are separate and simpleLovely antique French Napoleon III era hair art mourning icon or memento, displayed in an oval ebonized wood bombe style frame and featuring curled locks of hair and tomb with A Ma Femme inscrition, hair foliage surroundings and hand painted accents! The Napoleon III era (1852 1870) in France was a time rich in both artistic expression and complex cultural practices, including the unique art of hairwork. This "hair art" form, which evolved