Cameo - 15 kt. Yellow gold - Victorian Orpheus Cameo
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Victorian Orpheus cameo pendant in 15 kt yellow gold with a braided solid gold frame, weighing 13.44 g, 4.3 × 3.6 cm, carved on Cornelian shell depicting Orpheus with laurel and lyre, circa 1890–1900 with no laboratory report.
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Description from the seller
Museum-quality neatly carved raised Cornelian shell cameo pendant which can also be worn as a brooch depicting Orpheus the famous Thracian bard founder of Orphic mysteries
Orpheus is depicted wearing a chiton his curly head is crowned with laurel leaves, and to his left there's a lyre
The cameo is mounted on a braided solid gold frame, marked 15 and tested for 15ct gold
It was carved by an Italian master craftsman and the frame was made in the UK in the late Victorian period, circa 1890-1900
In very good antique condition, free of cracks and other blemishes
Height: 4.3cm
Width: 3.6cm
Weight: 13.44 grams
Comes in a high-quality leather & velvet maroon red square box by reputable British Crown jewellers Garrard & Co, which is also in very good condition
Museum-quality neatly carved raised Cornelian shell cameo pendant which can also be worn as a brooch depicting Orpheus the famous Thracian bard founder of Orphic mysteries
Orpheus is depicted wearing a chiton his curly head is crowned with laurel leaves, and to his left there's a lyre
The cameo is mounted on a braided solid gold frame, marked 15 and tested for 15ct gold
It was carved by an Italian master craftsman and the frame was made in the UK in the late Victorian period, circa 1890-1900
In very good antique condition, free of cracks and other blemishes
Height: 4.3cm
Width: 3.6cm
Weight: 13.44 grams
Comes in a high-quality leather & velvet maroon red square box by reputable British Crown jewellers Garrard & Co, which is also in very good condition
Details
Era
1400-1900
Laboratory Report
No laboratory report
Style
Victorian
Metal
Yellow gold
Brand jewellery
No
Fineness
15 kt.
Total weight
13.44 g
Condition
Very good condition - slightly used with small signs of wear
Gender
Unisex
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Title additional information
Victorian Orpheus Cameo
Width
3.6 cm
Length
4.3 cm
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