A shell cameo necklace,
Lot 165Y
A shell cameo necklace,
circa 1800
Sold for £2,000 (US$ 3,088) inc. premium

Lot Details
A shell cameo necklace, circa 1800
The necklace composed of nine oval shell plaques, each carved to depict a mythological scene, such Venus and Cupid, huntress Diana, Apollo with his arrows and bow, Bacchus holding some grapes, all in closed back-settings, connected by swags of fine trace-link chain, Roman assay marks, interlinking chains possibly later, length 42.2cm
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