Cameo Italiano. "The Cherub" Sea shell cameo heart pendant.

14 k yellow gold shell cameo 19. century Germany 13 gram size 50 x 42 mm

A vintage 14 karat yellow gold shell cameo brooch pendant. The oval-shaped brooch pendant is created with a pinkish and white cameo carved female silhouette. The cameo is set in a 14...

This antique pendant (circa 1870) features a carved shell cameo of a beautiful woman set in 12k gold with a fresh water pearl dangle. The piece measures 3.3 inches from the top of t...

There is something so magical to me about vintage and antique cameos: the way the portraits are rendered in such incredible detail seems to tell a person's mystery. This cameo is carved from genuine shell with such impressive precision, and it's set in solid 18k gold. It is both a pendant, and a brooch; the pin back is not visible when it's worn as a pendant, and I love the way the bail dangles down and disappears when it's worn as brooch, making it truly two pieces in one. It was likely made in the 1930s, but it's also possible that the cameo itself was made even earlier, and the brooch fastener was later added around the 1930s or 1940s. This cameo depicts a Spanish woman, wearing a mantilla comb...