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TWO RARE VICTORIAN JEWELRY CAMEO BROOCH PINS WITH MEN
Estimate:
$1,000 - $1,200
Passed
Live Auction
Art and Design Auction, 04142020
Category
Description
Neoclassical. Larger one is gold filled, small is 18 karat gold.
Two exemplary early Victorian cameos, very unusual in that they depict male subjects. The larger cameo, possibly depicting Philip of Macedon or another Greco Roman figure, has a pin back and a chain attached, and measures 2.25"L; total weight approx. 21.3 grams. The smaller cameo, possibly depicting one of the 18th century Hanoverian kings of Great Britain, is 18 karat gold, has a locking pin back, and measures 1.25"L; total weight approx. 4.1 grams.
Issued: c. 1850
Dimensions: 2.25"L, larger
Country of Origin: England
Two exemplary early Victorian cameos, very unusual in that they depict male subjects. The larger cameo, possibly depicting Philip of Macedon or another Greco Roman figure, has a pin back and a chain attached, and measures 2.25"L; total weight approx. 21.3 grams. The smaller cameo, possibly depicting one of the 18th century Hanoverian kings of Great Britain, is 18 karat gold, has a locking pin back, and measures 1.25"L; total weight approx. 4.1 grams.
Issued: c. 1850
Dimensions: 2.25"L, larger
Country of Origin: England