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Amethyst (4 x 4mm
Condition: Good – Small hairline fault across the cameo but this is minimal for its age
as in the Victorian rhyme “Close clings the ivy to the tree
clarity and tranquillity and has been highly esteemed throughout the ages for its stunning beauty and deep violet colouring which has adorned regal jewellery all around the world
MEASURES: Length 60mm x Width 1mm x Depth 2mm – Opal Height 11mm X Width 8mm
Antique Victorian Bacchus Shell Cameo Brooch Pinchbeck Frame Edwardian (1901-1914) Amethyst (4 x 4mmThis exquisite antique brooch is set with a wonderful, high relief cameo hand carved from a bull mouth shell. It depicts the god of wine and fertility Bacchus who is seen here drinking from a wine cup, with a leopard pelt and long staff topped with a pinecone known as a thyrsus. The cameo has been preserved from the mid Victorian era when Roman style Cameos were highly sought after. They often depicted Goddesses and characters from mythology and
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