Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved

Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved
Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved
Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved
Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved
Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved
Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved
Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved
Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved
Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved
Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved
Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved
Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved

Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved
ANTIQUE ESTATE 14K GOLD CAMEO PENDANT OR PIN ITALY PENDANT VICTORIAN. PERFECT 4 GRAMS MARKED AND TESTED 14K GOLD 1 1/4 INCHES LONG IN PERFECT CONDITION. A lovely cameo brooch/pendant is carved from shell and set in a classic oval 14K karat yellow gold frame. The cameo is of a highly carved of lady with intricate detail of necklace earrings flowers in curling tendrils of hair in profile. Throughout history, persons of royalty have set the tone for jewelry fashion. It is said that Queen Elizabeth loved to wear cameos and it is noted that Catherine the Great had a very impressive collection of them.

And, the cameo survived the whims of changing fashion during the Nineteenth Century in England. Since Queen Victoria favoured cameos, the cameo was quite popular during and since her reign. They were popular as pins and pendants usually worn on a black velvet ribbon or even sometimes-pastel satin ribbons.

And interestingly, the intaglio, which was a piece carved below the surface, came before the cameo. In ancient times, the intaglio was used to seal papers or to mark property. Later on, it became a jewelry item worn by women. The cameo is the opposite of the intaglio. It is a portrait or scene carved in relief with a contrasting colored background.

In the Nineteenth Century, skilled artisans utilized gemstones, stone, shell, lava, coral and manmade materials to produce cameos. Italian carvers began using shell for their creations around 1805. ByJewelry of the 19th Century - Beautiful Cameos... The Victorian Era, shell had become appreciated as a medium that was easily carved and inexpensive. Unlike carved gems, the shell cameo was less formal and was worn during the day.

Stone cameos came from agate, onyx or sardonyx. These materials offered many colorful layers for carvers to utilize. The item "ANTIQUE ESTATE 14K GOLD CAMEO PENDANT PIN ITALY PENDANT VICTORIAN HAND CARVED" is in sale since Thursday, October 15, 2020. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Fine\Victorian, Edwardian 1837-1910\Cameos". The seller is "4744366" and is located in Andover, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Antique Estate 14k Gold Cameo Pendant Pin Italy Pendant Victorian Hand Carved