A Unique, Exquisite and Beautiful Quality 18 carat Gold Etruscan
Necklace featuring Intaglio Cameos in Carnelian Agate.
There are nine sections. Each has a male profile Hand-Carved with great
skill into vibrant and translucent red-brown Carnelian Agate.
The profiles are different Greek Gods or heroes, with Hermes, Paris,
Perseus, Zeus, Apollo, possibly Dionysus and Poseidon. (two are
repeated).
They are smoothly polished and in a rub over setting of 18 carat yellow
Gold.
With a double rope twist, the 18 carat Gold frame is intricately
engraved.
The 18 carat Gold Chain is a sturdy link with a good sprung clasp.
It measures 18 ½ inches, by 19mm at the widest, and can be made to
choker length by clipping into different links on the chain.
It is in Excellent Condition.
It comes in a Beautiful Quality, Gold-tooled Leather Gift Box, too.
EXQUISITE VICTORIAN
GOLD HAND-CARVED SHELL CAMEO MEMORIAL BROOCH
(Ref: 3882)
A Beautifully crafted Quality large
Mid-Victorian Gold Cameo Brooch, c. 1880.
The Shell Carving is Deep and Fine and clearly done by a Master
Craftsman.
The Beautiful and Elegant young woman is finely hand-carved with great
precision and detail. Her hair is clearly defined and contains flower
ornamentation, some of which appear to be thistle flowers – a Scottish
connection, perhaps.
She is wearing a necklace of Pearls, and the folds in her dress are
clearly depicted.
This was commissioned by someone with great taste.
The Gold frame is chased and surrounded by a rope-twist edging.
The outer Gold frame is beautifully engraved with floral representations
with scalloped edges.
The reverse has a compartment which can be removed, to hold one’s own
family or friends or mementoes.
It still has the original glass cover, and cloth under.
The pin and ‘c’ clasp are also original.
In fact the whole Gold Brooch is Original and in Excellent Condition.
There is a safety chain also, for extra Security.
It measures nearly 2 ¼inches
by 1 ¾inches.
It comes in a Beautiful Quality, Gold-tooled Leather Gift Box, too.
GORGEOUS ANTIQUE GOLD
SHELL CAMEO BROOCH & PENDANT
(Ref: 3933).
A Beautiful Fine Antique Cameo
Brooch and Pendant set in 14 carat Gold, with Chain.
Hand-carved in shell, the theme is an elegant young woman with
attractive hair ornamentation of flowers.
The masterful carving clearly depicts the details of her hair, features
and dress.
This is set in a Gold mount and
encircled by an exquisitely pierced fretwork frame.
There are attractively embossed leaves on the four ‘corners’.
At the back, there is the Gold pin and ‘c’ clasp for use as a
Brooch, and, at the top, a folding bale for use as a Pendant.
There is a fine and strong Gold Chain which is 20 inches long, for use
as a Pendant.
The Cameo measures 1 ¾ inches by nearly 1 ½ inches.
All in Excellent Condition.
It comes in a Beautiful Quality, Gold-tooled Leather Gift Box, too.
RESPLENDENT ANTIQUE
SHELL CAMEO & PEARL BRACELET
(Ref:4029)
A Delightful and Beautiful Antique
Bracelet with Seven (Lucky) Cameos with Pearls.
Each Cameo is Hand-Carved on Shell with great skill and craftsmanship,
and features a young woman in a classical pose.
The Cameos are raised and framed by iridescent seed Pearls and
attractive rope twist edging.
Smooth at the back for maximum comfort when wearing, the Bracelet is
over 7 ½inches long, by
23mm. wide, with the original good sprung bolt ring clasp. (Extra jump
Rings can be added if a longer length is needed).
This Lovely Bracelet is in Excellent Condition.
It comes in a Beautiful Quality, Gold-tooled Leather Gift Box, too.
A Delightful and Attractive Fine
Victorian Gold Cameo Brooch/possible Pendant.
Hand-Carved in shell, the theme is an elegant young woman with
attractive hair ornamentation of flowers. The masterful carving clearly
depicts the details of her hair, features and dress.
This is set in a Gold mount with an
open fretwork frame.
At the back, it is stamped ‘9ct’ and the pin and ‘c’ clasp are
in Excellent Condition and original.
There is also a safety chain, for
extra Security.
It measures 53mm. by 1 ¾inches.
By having a Gold loop fitted at the
top it could be a Pendant as well.
All in Excellent Condition, it comes in a Beautiful Quality, Gold-tooled
Leather Gift Box, too.
A Unique and Exquisite Quality
Pendant and Chain with a Volcanic Lava Cameo in 18 carat Gold.
The Cameo is superbly Hand-Carved with Great Craftsmanship and detail,
and is of a beautiful young woman with free flowing hair.
Volcanic Lava Jewellery traditionally came from the lava of Vesuvius,
which erupted in 79 A.D., destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum. This type
of Jewellery became popular during the ‘Grand Tour’ days of the
English Aristocracy in the 19th century.
The Cameo is mounted on black slate and framed with a beautifully ornate
18 carat Gold surround. The frame is engraved curling leaves and
spheres, and the generous bale is similarly engraved and scrolled.
The 18 carat chain is a strong belcher link with a good sprung clasp, 24
inches long.
The Pendant itself measures nearly2 ½inches from
the top of the bale by nearly 1 ¾ inches across.
All in Excellent Condition.
It comes in a Beautiful Quality, Gold-tooled Leather Gift Box, too.
VICTORIAN GOLD CORAL CAMEO BROOCH
(Ref:236)
This beautiful
Victorian hand-carved Cameo is carved from pale coral.
Depicting a young
classical woman, the carving is deep and fine, showing great workmanship.
It is mounted in gold, with a pierced Gothic filigree frame.
It has a loop
at the top for a safety chain or for conversion to a pendant. It
measures 46mm. by 35mm., and is in pristine
condition.
An Exquisite and Unique
mid-Victorian Hand-Carved Cameo of an Angel, set in a Brooch of Whitby
Jet and Gold, dating c. 1870.
The Cameo has been Hand-Carved by a master Craftsman in pale pink
Shell.
The Angel is on a cloud, and with wings and a swirling garment, drinking
a libation.
The detail is superb down to her hair ornamentation and folds in her
dress.
It is set into a frame of black Whitby Jet, with a Rose Gold mount.
The pin and ‘c’clasp are original, too, and there is a Gold loop to
take a safety chain.
It measures over 1 ½ inches across
and is in Excellent Condition.
It comes in a Beautiful Quality, Gold-tooled Leather Gift Box, too.
An Unusual and Attractive Victorian Hand-Carved Shell Cameo Brooch.
It features a young woman in evening dress with hair ornaments and
ringlets.
There is a rope-twist edging and the pierced frame is beautifully
decorated with ‘fleur-de-lys’ motifs.
On original, locking,‘c’
clasp and pin, it is in Excellent Condition.
It could easily be altered to a pendant as well.
Rectangular in shape, it measures just over 1 inch (27mm) long by over
¾ inch (22mm) wide.
It comes in a Beautiful, Quality Gift presentation Box, too.