Antique Italian Carved Shell Cameo Medusa Gorgon Brooch

Italian or French, circa 1860 A large finely carved shell cameo of Hebe and the eagle of Zeus is set in an ornate 18K gold bezel and mounted as a brooch. The corners of the bezel are...

A rare French King Louis Philippe era sardonyx cameo brooch. The cameo is carved in high relief with a classical female bust and set in a large ornate 1...

Circa 1880 A Renaissance style large 18K matte gold brooch is centered with a carved agate cameo of a profile female bust framed by numerous rose ...

made in Moscow between 1899 and 1908 The 14K gold brooch is designed as a stylized branch with a hanging bezel-set amethyst and accented with a green demantoid garnet. The amet...

Circa 1880 The brooch consists of four openwork leaves forming a butterfly. The center is set with a sparkling old cushion cut diamond. The leaves are embellished with numerous old ...

St. Petersburg 1880s. Rose and green 14K gold, glossy enamel, designed as scissors and a pair of cherries, length 50 mm (2 in.)

Antique shell cameo of very fine manufacture and particular subject depicting a classical male bust, with delicate gold setting. From the beginning of ...

Vintage shell cameo brooch, meticulously hand-carved from Italian cornelian shell. This exquisite piece showcases intricate craftsmanship wi...

Antique 14 Karat Carved Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant with engraved filigree around octagon bezel. Portrait of an Apache with grapes and leaves ...

Victorian Cameo Brooch. Fabulous carved Victorian brooch made around the late 1800s. It depicts a beautiful Bacchante. The execution of the shell is amazing, and the relief helps to ...

Large and Exquisite Etruscan Revival pale pink hand carved conch shell cameo of Medusa, American, 1875. Set in 14K yellow gold with an acid finish or "bloom" so that the gold color is a rich but soft finish (not highly polished) which appears to be a high, 20 or 22, karat gold. This brooch/pendant is a vertical oval (denoting the 2nd half of the 19th century) measures 3-1/16 inches tall, by 2-1/8th inches wide without the 5/8 inch long pendant bale. Though unsigned or hallmarked the craftsmanship associated with the gold work in the Etruscan Revival style is nothing short of exceptional from the stylized wing and snake motifs to the perfectly shaped and spaced tiny spherical gold granulation. And, as for the carving of the pink shell cameo...

Shell cameo brooch Depicting a young nymph, surrounded by gold and 11 seed pearls one missing, measuring approximately 42 x 35mm, French import ass...