Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica
Friday 12 November 2021 hours 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
An opale cameo. Peacock.
An opale cameo. Peacock.
End of 19th - Beginning 20th century.
10x14x4 mm
The sacred bird attributed to the goddess Hera is presented in front and craved in relief using the nice iridescence of the stone. In inverted drop-shape, this cameo is an uncommun testimony of engraving work on opale reminds the work in the same type of Wilhem Schmidt.
Charlotte Gere et Judy Rudoe : Jewellery in the age of Queen Victoria. A mirror to the world (Londres, 2010, p. 481).
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Old french collection, 1920's