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Carved Shell Cameo and Seed Pearl Bib Necklace—"Tiger Lilies with Hummingbirds"
27 May 2010, 13:00 EDT
New YorkUS$2,800 - US$3,500
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Cassis madagascariensis spinella, Queen Helmet conch, Caribbean Sea
Carved by Wounaan Indians of the Darien Rainforest Region of Panama
En suite with the previous lot these exquisitely carved circular cameos each depict a tiger lily in high-relief with a hummingbird hovering over the stamens, with five rows of uniform, lustrous 3.5mm seed pearls completing the design, mounted in 18K yellow gold, with custom-fabricated box clasp, signed, length of shortest strand: 17in.
Carved by Wounaan Indians of the Darien Rainforest Region of Panama
En suite with the previous lot these exquisitely carved circular cameos each depict a tiger lily in high-relief with a hummingbird hovering over the stamens, with five rows of uniform, lustrous 3.5mm seed pearls completing the design, mounted in 18K yellow gold, with custom-fabricated box clasp, signed, length of shortest strand: 17in.
Footnotes
Accompanied by a copy of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, February 2009, describing this type of cameo carving and illustrating several examples, pp.61-63.

