SOLD Antique 18K, Diamond, Emerald & Carved Hardstone Cameo Brooch hungarian useful for keeping a little

useful for keeping a little cologne handy

This intricate piece depicts a popular motif in Provencial France during the Napoleon III Era (1852-1870) and into the beginning of the Third Republic era (1871-1940)

some wear on surface of porcelain

is iron sulfide with a crystal structure

and little garnet eyes

SOLD Antique 18K, Diamond, Emerald & Carved Hardstone Cameo Brooch hungarian useful for keeping a littleA cameo is a form of glyptography, or bas relief carving, most often cut into glass, hard stones, and shells. Artworks were crafted to create two layers on one piece of material, the top of which protruded from its background, creating a multi dimensional artwork. These detailed reliefs were often used to adorn pieces of jewelry, including brooches, necklaces, bracelets and rings. The earliest cameos took inspiration from prehistoric petroglyphs,