Jewellery - 16th July 2015
Lot 1731
A suite of 19th century carved shell cameo jewellery
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £3500
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Description
A suite of 19th century carved shell cameo jewellery, comprising a larger oval cameo depicting the head of Zeus above an eagle. A pair of lozenge shaped brooches depicting the goddess Diana and a pair of smaller oval shaped earrings depicting a male and female mask, each with cannetille gold mounts, the brooches probably originally suspended from the smaller pair of cameos as earrings. The larger brooch 5.5cm high (total).