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ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN HAND CARVED CAMEO BROOCH in GOLD / STERLING FILIGREE FRAME
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Antique Edwardian
Hand Carved Shell Cameo Brooch
in Gold Over Silver Filigree Frame
Idealized Classical Female Portrait with Morning Glories
c. 1900
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This is a pretty brooch, sizeable yet delicate with its delicate lacy filigree frame. The hand carved shell image is in the Idealized Clasical Greek style, with the woman’s hair tied loosley back, and her gently draped toga framing her neck and shoulders.
The use of flowers at the shoulder & nape of the neck would become almost standard for cameos, right up into the 1950s – most of them vaguely resembling hibiscus. One thing I really like about this particular piece is that the flowers are recognizeable as Morning Glories, which have multiple meanings in the Victorian / Edwardian language of flowers. They can mean love in vain; but they may also symbolize hope, ressurection, etc.
Many cameos were portraits of actual people. By the late 19th century the tradition was an "idealized" image, often presented in a manner consistent with Classical Greek literature. This piece is the likeness of a young girl with a sweet, demure expression.
The carving does not appear to have done by a master carver; but I do believe it was probably done on the Italian seacoast, (probably Torre del Greco), possibly by a skilled carver apprenticed to a master. It does not appear to be done by an ametuer; and does not have the crude carving seen in so many of the pieces done in the US to meet the demand that started in the Deco period and extended into the 1950s. The artist was skilled enough to incorporate some of the natural color of the shell into the image – strands of hair, a blush to the cheek.
Style: Hand Carved Shell Cameo Filigree Brooch
Age: c. 1900 (1890-1910)
Composition: Shell, vermeil, (gold wash over sterling silver)
Construction:Hand carved image, bezel mounting, hand fabricated framewith some die cast components.
Findings: Lever back clasp in good working condition.
Markings: sterling
Measurements: Slightly over 1-5/8" x slightly over 1-1/8"
Condition: Antique Good with age appropriate wear. No cracks or chips to cameo. Gold plate wear with silver showing through in some areas. Pin stem, hinge, and clasp in good working condition.
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