ANTIQUE 9K GOLD FINELY CARVED SHELL THREE GRACES VENUS & MARS CAMEO BROOCH c1880. An antique natural shell cameo; beautifully hand carved to depict Canova's'The Three Graces and Venus Dance Before Mars', in a simple solid 9 carat gold (tests thereabouts) mount for wear as a brooch. A beautiful, sought after and fabulously carved cameo - extremely collectable & so wearable too! Slightest signs of high shell detail wear, faintest natural stress lines just visible to shell, negligible - please examine pictures. DATE/MARKS : Around 1870/80, maybe a little older.
DIMENSIONS : 64 x 50 mm (1 inch = 25.4 mm). To give an impression of scale, the coin is 19 mm or ¾ of an inch diameter. Please don't forget VAT is payable on all items apart from gold coins! See below for further details.The item "ANTIQUE 9K GOLD FINELY CARVED SHELL THREE GRACES VENUS & MARS CAMEO BROOCH c1880" is in sale since Thursday, March 2, 2017. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Fine\Victorian, Edwardian 1837-1910\Cameos". The seller is "nalfie" and is located in Sale. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Canada, Australia.