Cameo - 18 kt. Yellow gold - Shell cameo
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Hand‑sculpted shell cameo mounted in 18 carat yellow gold (K18), weighing 20 g with dimensions about 5.7 × 4.5 cm, double‑use as brooch or pendant, in good used condition with minor wear, no laboratory report, origin Italy.
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Description from the seller
Grand Italian hand-carved shell cameo, mounted in 18 karat gold (K18), can be worn as a brooch or a pendant.
The cameo depicts the profile of a woman in a Neoclassical style, finely relief-carved in a marine shell. The setting is in 18-karat gold, stamped K18, and is equipped with a mechanism allowing dual use: brooch and pendant.
Purchased in Italy in the 1960s-70s.
Features:
Material of the cameo: hand-carved marine shell
Setting: 18 karat gold (K18)
Double function: brooch and pendant
Era: around 1950-1970
Dimensions: approximately 6 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 20 g
Condition:
Very good overall condition. Some light signs of use consistent with age. Clasp and bail in perfect working order.
Grand Italian hand-carved shell cameo, mounted in 18 karat gold (K18), can be worn as a brooch or a pendant.
The cameo depicts the profile of a woman in a Neoclassical style, finely relief-carved in a marine shell. The setting is in 18-karat gold, stamped K18, and is equipped with a mechanism allowing dual use: brooch and pendant.
Purchased in Italy in the 1960s-70s.
Features:
Material of the cameo: hand-carved marine shell
Setting: 18 karat gold (K18)
Double function: brooch and pendant
Era: around 1950-1970
Dimensions: approximately 6 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 20 g
Condition:
Very good overall condition. Some light signs of use consistent with age. Clasp and bail in perfect working order.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Laboratory report
No laboratory report
Metal
Yellow gold
Brand jewellery
No
Fineness
18 kt.
Total weight
20 g
Condition
Good condition - used with some signs of wear
Gender
Women
Country of origin
Italy
Title additional information
Shell cameo
Width
4.5 cm
Length
5.7 cm
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