Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

A mother of pearl bead necklace suspending three shakudo plaques each depicting birds amongst foliage, the two smaller plaques set within gold borders, 42cm long, a shell cameo depicting George and the dragon in gold ropetwist border, 6cm high, two loose shell cameos depicting Hebe feeding Zeus as an eagle, 5.4 and 5.2cm high, a loose shell cameo depicting the procession of Apollo, 6.3cm wide, a shell cameo depicting two young maidens, 3.3cm high and a plain carnelian cabochon, 4.3cm high

Provenance: H.G. Murphy (1884-1939), and thence by descent to the present owner