Condition: excellent condition - (more info on our condition scale)
Country of origin:Although it does not carry any legible control marks we believe this to be of Italian origin.
Style: Vintage - See also: vintage jewelryor more info on styles
Period: ca. 1950 - (events & facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era)
Source of inspiration: 18th century
Theme: upper class lady
Material: 18K yellow gold - (more info on precious metals)
Technique: 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 beproduced 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) agateor 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 werevery 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, 18thand 19th centuries.
Precious stones: One cameo
Birthstones: Pearl is the birthstone (or month stone) for June. - (more info on birthstones)
Hallmarks: No trace. - (more info on hallmarks)
Dimensions: 5,41 cm (2,13 inch) x 7,44 cm (2,93 inch)
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