Lot 240 - Web-Auction 106

A victorian gold brooch set with a renaissance onyx two-layered cameo. Bust of a Youth.

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A victorian gold brooch set with a renaissance onyx two-layered cameo. Bust of a Youth.

16th centiry cameo; 19th century mounting.
Cameo 7x10 mm ; length brooch 50 mm ; 3,24 grs

A small onyx cameo is mounted on a Victorian brooch characterized by a small golden setting with a chiseled frame, joined to a long brooch. The stone, carved in high relief, shows the frontal bust of a young man, presumably Hercules, with a slightly three-quarter head. Excellent state of conservation.

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U.K. private collection

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