The frame of this antique piece is rose gold, etched with classic motifs. Carved from a medium, rosey brown shell, the lady’s portrait is very white and stark; with beautiful flowing lines and flowers adorning her hair and shoulder!
This could be worn as a pin or a pendant!
Cameo is the art of carving a layered material, creating a portrait or landscape with the difference in the colors. While traditionally done in shell, banded onyx has been used in cameo work – particularly in Greece and Italy – for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.
Metal: 10K Rose Gold
Cameo: Natural Shell, likely conch.
Cameo Size: 36 x 29 mm
Marks: 14k
Time Period: Victorian (1880’s – 1890’s)