Etruscan Revival "The Struggle For True Love" Cameo Brooch
Etruscan Revival "The Struggle For True Love" Cameo Brooch
$1,250.00
Description
DATE: Etruscan Revival, c.1870
Wonderful antique cameo brooch depicting Cupid / Eros labouring to summit a vertical rock face; or, "the Struggle for True Love". The cameo is carved from a single piece of bi-colour chalcedony, Cupid and the rock rendered in deep blood red over a milky/grey translucent background. It's mounted in a 15k gold cannetille border, punctuated by tiny gold balls, and crafted in the Etruscan style. Dating from the 1870s.
STONES
Chalcedony
MEASUREMENTS
3.1 x 3.1cm
WEIGHT
8.0g
MARKS
No marks present, tests as 15k gold
CONDITION
Very good
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