"A Collection Of Beautiful Antique Cameos Presented In A Beautiful Golden Frame; Late 19th Century"
This beautiful collection of finely executed cameos tinted with red wax, 19th century, in different shades offers a beautiful decorative appearance in an elegant neo Louis XV frame (date of the collection's presentation). These are prints taken on hard stone originals sculpted in the image of the mythology of Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses, a subject popular in the 19th century as a model for artistic development, capable of moving and raising awareness among young students of the artistic vocation, where the idea of the “Grand Tour” of Italy marked the different stages of the emerging Artists and the “Compagnons du Devoir”. Exhumed from their educational boxes and intelligently presented in the Neo-Classical spirit, this beautiful painting has the value of pleasing the eye in a refined decoration...In good condition, this beautiful set is attractive in its originality....