Antique Victorian Cameo Brooch 9ct Gold Frame With Locket and Box Sale Items symbolising love

symbolising love

WIDTH: 26mm at the buckle

ITEM NUMBER: 20-486

STONES: Paste (5mm x 5mm – approx

Antique Victorian Cameo Brooch 9ct Gold Frame With Locket and Box Sale Items symbolising loveThis exquisite antique Victorian cameo brooch dates from the mid 19th century and features a beautifully hand carved cameo crafted from a bullmouth or sardonyx shell. The high relief cameo depicts the side profile of a classical maiden adorned with delicate flowers in her hair and is set in an interlaced 9ct yellow gold frame, with four engraved leaves woven in. Roman style cameos became highly fashionable in Britain during the 19th century,