Jewellery - 23rd October 2014
Lot 1317
A gold pendant mounted with an oval carved oyster shell cameo
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1000
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Description
A gold pendant mounted with an oval carved oyster shell cameo, late 18th century. Backed on pitch and slate. Carved with the scene of the baby Achilles being dipped in to the river styx by his nymph mother Thetis. 5.5cm high.
From the collection of the late Gertrud Seidmann.