Sep Ancient Art & Paintings & Collectibles
Lot 346:
Description
3.2*2.93cm Wt:8.1g
Victorian gold brooch in the Etruscan-Revival taste, centred upon a carved amethyst high-relief cameo depicting a female bust with finely rendered facial features and hair.The circular mount combines twisted rope-form filigree and chased-gold ornament. Segments of black enamel are inlaid with gilded fleur-de-lis motifs, with pearls set at four cardinal points around the frame.Cameo portraiture revives Greco-Roman traditions, much admired in Victorian high-society jewellery; the fleur-de-lis carries aristocratic symbolic associations.The amethyst cameo retains sharp detail; enamel is intact, pearls are firmly set, pin-fitting in working order, overall in good preserved condition.
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