Pink Conch Shell Cameo Brooch Sterling and 14ct platinum A stunning 19th Century French

A stunning 19th Century French hallmarked 18ct chain with sensually appointed interlocking orbs and long bar spacers

A phenomenal find

it is framed in a lovely Etruscan Revival 18 karat setting

and flowers in her hair

this beautiful Neoclassical Revival jewel features a sweet green agate intaglio

Pink Conch Shell Cameo Brooch Sterling and 14ct platinum A stunning 19th Century FrenchThe use of cameos in necklaces, earrings, bracelets, brooches, and rings is one of the most prolific jewelry motifs used throughout the Victorian Era. Though they pre date the Victorian era, for the travel loving Victorians a cameo was a favorite, possibly representing a meaningful souvenir of a Grand European Tour. Cameos remained prevalent in culture deep into the 1930's and 1940's, having a particularly massive resurgence in the 1950's as Victorian