Victorian golden hard-stone cameo with rose cuts, Venus and Amor
OBJECT GROUP : pendants
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : Although it does not carry any legible control marks we believe it is of Belgian origin.
STYLE : Victorian
PERIOD : 1870
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION : mythology
THEME : Venus and Amor (Roman: Aphrodite and Eros)
MATERIAL : 18K red gold and silver, see also: The
silver on gold technique
TECHNIQUE : cameo - Cameo is a method of carving, or an item of jewellery or vessel made in this manner. It features a raised (positive) relief image. There are three main
materials for Cameo carving; Shells or Agate (called a Hardstone cameo), and glass. Cameos can be produced by setting a carved relief, such as a portrait, onto a background of a contrasting colour.
This is called an assembled cameo. Alternately, a cameo can be carved directly out of a material with integral layers or banding, such as (banded) agate or layered glass, where different layers have
different colours. Sometimes dyes are used to enhance these colours. Cameos are often worn as jewellery. Stone cameos of great artistry were made in Greece dating back as far as the 6th century
BC. They were very popular in Ancient Rome, and one of the most famous stone cameos from this period is the Gemma Claudia made for the Emperor Claudius. The technique has since enjoyed
periodic revivals, notably in the early Renaissance, and again in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
DIAMONDS : 18 rose cut diamonds. We do not have the
weight of the diamonds which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts.
PRECIOUS STONES : cameo - Click here for more information
on cameo and nine lustrous real orient pearls
BIRTHSTONES : Diamond (attributions) is the birthstone (or month stone) for April
and pearl (attributions) for June.
WEIGHT : 8.50 gram (5.47 dwt)
HALLMARKS : No trace
CONDITION : Excellent condition - (our condition scale)
DIMENSIONS : Height approx. 4.86 cm (1.91 inch)
WHEN REFERRING TO THIS PIECE : Mention the following number: 08091-0658
or click here.
Click here for
a general birthstones explanation or click on the following links to see more of our:
Victorian jewelry
Victorian pendants
Victorian lockets
Lockets
Pendants
Articles with birthstones (or month stones) for April
Articles with birthstones (or month stones) for the month June
Latest acquisitions
WALL OF FAME : Read our customers' reactions.
INVITATION : You are always welcome to visit us
in our Antwerp gallery (preferably by appointment).
