"Cameo On Pink Agate Mounted As A Brooch In Gold And Fine Stones, Mid-19th Century"
Cameo on pink agate representing the bust portrait of a young woman looking to the right and dressed in antique style, wearing a tiara in her hair. The 18-carat gold setting is set with fine stones alternating with half pearls. If the art of cutting fine stone has existed since Antiquity, in the 19th century we witnessed a revival of the art of cameos. Cameos were then worn as jewelry and underlined the belonging to the classical culture of its owner. Mid-19th century.
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