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FALL FESTIVAL SALE - Your Antique Coral & Cameo Connection - Free Shipping - Layaway Available

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SALE Vintage Sweet Heart Shell Cameo Earrings - 14K GF Pierced Posts

$139 USD SaleSALE Vintage Sweet Heart Shell Cameo Earrings - 14K GF Pierced Posts

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Cornelian:Heart:Retro Period:Profile:Earrings:12k:14k:Gold Fill
A perfect gift for her...or yourself, these vintage heart shaped shell cameo earrings have just been retrofitted to modern pierced posts. Generous in size at just over 3/4 inch tall, they fit beautifully to the ear and are great to mix and match with any shaped cameo jewelry. From the 1940's when heart shaped "sweetheart" jewelry reigned as sentimental gifts from soldiers to their wives, girlfriends and mothers, these beauties are just as endearing today as a gift, or treat yourself! The ornate ...
SALE Large 54mm Goddess Flora Diamond Habille Shell Cameo Pendant Brooch Sterling Silver

$499 USD SaleSALE Large 54mm Goddess Flora Diamond Habille Shell Cameo Pendant Brooch Sterling Silver

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Cornelian:Diadem Habille:Sterling Silver:Brooch Pendant
"Ageless, timeless, grace & fineness....you're beauty and elegance." Meticulous carving of an ageless beauty, wearing a diamond necklace in beautiful setting--all measuring over 2" tall. Plus new sale price and ALWAYS free shipping. What's not to love? A feast for the eyes, this charming shell cameo depicting the goddess Flora is divine. Substantial in both size, at over over 2 inches, and weight, its condition is absolutely mint. Carved from thick carnelian shell, it is a depiction of the ...
SALE Art Deco 53mm 14K White Gold Two Dancing Charities Shell Pendant Brooch

$549 USD SaleSALE Art Deco 53mm 14K White Gold Two Dancing Charities Shell Pendant Brooch

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Mythological:Cornelian:Art Deco:Pendant:Brooch:14k White Gold
Large and lovely and SO ready to please...unique in both carving and its 14K white gold setting design, it is destined to please. Now we have all seen the popular and beautiful cameo carving depictions of the classic mythological Three Graces. Rarely do we see one sister without the other two, all dancing gracefully for the favors of the gods. However, this is a rare dancing depiction of the two youngest sisters, or Graces--Aglaea (Splendor) and Thalia (Good Cheer), embraced beneath the Graces' ...
SALE 1920's Sweet Maiden Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant 12K GF

$299 USD SaleSALE 1920's Sweet Maiden Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant 12K GF

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Cornelian:1920's:Portrait:Brooch:Pendant:12k Gf
Sweetness never goes out of style. This 1920's beauty is a vision of sugar and spice and everything nice. Masterfully carved with the use of three layers, every aspect speaks perfection. The lovely shell cameo carving depicts a young woman with perfectly waved hair that is adorned with flower blossoms. Her facial features are soft with gorgeous doe eyes. The details of her youthful beauty are enhanced with an ever so soft blush that flows from her cheek down her neckline. The carver used just ...
SALE 1930's Shell Cameo w/ Coral Beads 14K Gold Vermeil 800 Silver

$325 USD SaleSALE 1930's Shell Cameo w/ Coral Beads 14K Gold Vermeil 800 Silver

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Coral:Brooch:Pendant
Fall Festival Sale includes free shipping. Shell cameos and genuine coral beads make perfect companions above the sea. This Italian beauty from the 1930's portrays a finely carved and elegantly coiffed and dressed lady. Fit for a queen, this most beautiful cameo brooch is Italian in origin and expertly carved in good relief from carnelian (cornelian) shell. It features a portrait cameo of a very glamorous woman, wearing an exquisite double strand of pearls and hoop earrings. The setting was ...
SALE Classic 14K 585 Yellow Gold 5 Cameo Lavaliere 21" Necklace - 9.1 Grams

$265 USD SaleSALE Classic 14K 585 Yellow Gold 5 Cameo Lavaliere 21" Necklace - 9.1 Grams

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Sardonyx:Lavalier:Necklace:14kt Gold
Beautiful women and flowers are a natural combination! Gorgeous solid gold multi cameo necklace that combines a rare combination of craftsmanship from three countries Italy, United Kingdom and Russia--Italian cameos, British 14K gold lavaliere setting and a 14K gold chain from Russia! Handcrafted in Italy from genuine sardonyx shell and 585 gold, this stunning 5 cameo necklace is sure to please. It features Art Nouveau design in its sturdy yet delicate filigree framework, which holds three oval ...
SALE Vintage 9CT Gold Shell Cameo Scene Music in the Garden of Love

$329 USD SaleSALE Vintage 9CT Gold Shell Cameo Scene Music in the Garden of Love

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Cornelian:Mythology:Scene:Gold:9k:Brooch:Pin
This is a sweet mythological scene cameo, carved from carnelian shell, depicting the Muse Euterpe playing the flute for the Roman goddess Venus in her garden, while an impish chubby child, or putto, plays the cymbals. The rich colors of the shell is beautifully captured in this crisp scene. Set in 9ct yellow gold, the mount measures 42mm tall, or just over 1 5/8", by 34mm (1 3/8"). The cameo is set in a thick bezel with a thick gold wire twist at its base. The setting is stamped with British ...
SALE Vintage 1960's 10K Gold Sultry Glamour Girl Shell Cameo Pendant Brooch

$375 USD SaleSALE Vintage 1960's 10K Gold Sultry Glamour Girl Shell Cameo Pendant Brooch

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Carnelian:Full Face:Sleeping Beauty:Brooch:Pendant:10k Yellow Gold
This is a gorgeous full face Italian shell cameo from the late 1950's to early 1960's, carved in the provocative, sultry iconic sex kitten pose of the day, which was definitively inspired by the likes of Italy's own Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, France's Brigitte Bardot, Sweden's Anita Ekberg and America's long lost but not forgotten Marilyn Monroe, just to name a few. Carved to perfection, the artist has captured eternally in shell a sensuous sleeping beauty in the most difficult full ...
SALE Vintage 1950's Eight 20mm Floral Shell Cameos Bracelet 14K Gold Vermeil

$399 USD SaleSALE Vintage 1950's Eight 20mm Floral Shell Cameos Bracelet 14K Gold Vermeil

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Sardonyx:Flowers:Bracelet:Panel:14k Gold Vermeil
Eternal blossoms for her.... This is a beautifully crafted vintage cameo gilt (14K gold over Sterling Silver) bracelet with eight expertly hand carved floral sardonyx shell cameos. Unusually long for most vintage/antique cameo bracelets we see, the total length is 7 3/4 inches (closed). It weighs 18.0 grams as it is very well crafted with support bars behind each cameo and sturdy findings. It was Italian custom made in the 1950's. Each oval cameo is bezel set into custom fit frames which each ...
SALE Vintage 1930's Tear Drop Shell Cameo Lavaliere & Pierced Wires Earring Suite

$125 USD SaleSALE Vintage 1930's Tear Drop Shell Cameo Lavaliere & Pierced Wires Earring Suite

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Cornelian:Teardrop:Portrait:Suite:12k Gold Fill
Fall Festival Sale with free worldwide shipping. This is a great vintage shell cameo necklace and earring set, carved from genuine carnelian shell, in the rare tear drop shape, with the matching earrings already retrofitted to pierced wires and ready to wear upon arrival. The three cameos feature coordinated portraits of elegant women from the pre World War II era, all set in 12K gold fill settings. The earrings have already been retrofitted from screwbacks to modern gold shepherd hooks (my ...
SOLD 1930's Bay of Naples Shell Cameo Demi Parure Necklace Bracelet & Pierced Dangle Earrings

SOLDSOLD 1930's Bay of Naples Shell Cameo Demi Parure Necklace Bracelet & Pierced Dangle Earrings

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Cassis:Scenic:Necklace:Bracelet:Earrings:Pierced:Original Box
Matching shell cameo necklace, bracelet and earrings in 800 spun silver, with the earrings already retrofitted to Sterling Silver pierced posts, so they are ready to wear and enjoy upon arrival! As beautiful as watching the sun set over the Bay of Naples from the shores of Torre del Greco, this gorgeous 3 piece cowrie shell cameo demi parure is sure to please. To behold this view in person with your own eyes is a unique pleasure, whether it be from the tall cliffs of Naples or the sandy beach of ...
SALE PENDING Fine 930 Silver Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant w/ Sparkling Marcasites--SIGNED Morell

$299 USD Sale PendingSALE PENDING Fine 930 Silver Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant w/ Sparkling Marcasites--SIGNED Morelli

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Cornelian:Portrait:Brooch:Pendant:930 Silver:Marcasite
Fall Festival Sale, plus free worldwide shipping, too. Dazzling marcasites are the perfect accent for shell cameos and add a warm, sparkling glow. Popularized during the Victorian Period as their beauty under gas lighting equaled that of diamonds. So much in fact, they were often called "black diamonds". Marcasites were incorporated into a variety of jewelry designs and are still beloved today for those radiant beams of light given off in low evening or bright daytime light. This large carnelian ...
SOLD Rare 2 1/4" 1920's Sweet Flapper Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant 14K White Gold

SOLDSOLD Rare 2 1/4" 1920's Sweet Flapper Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant 14K White Gold

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Cornelian:1920's Flapper:Hat:Pendant Brooch:14k White Gold
Sweet ode to those scandalous trailblazers of women's lib! This unique Flapper cameo was Italian set and carved from carnelian shell in the 1920's. It is extremely well carved in 3/4 full figure with intricate and beautiful facial features, period style clothes and cloche hat with flower. Her hand and arms are fantastic and add greatly to the rarity and uniqueness of this cameo. The anatomically correct achievement of incorporating these extra "body parts" into a cameo carving is a difficult one ...
SOLD Vintage 1930's 18K Triple Carved Bacchante Maiden Shell Cameo Ring - 10.9 Grams

SOLDSOLD Vintage 1930's 18K Triple Carved Bacchante Maiden Shell Cameo Ring - 10.9 Grams

Jewelry:Vintage:Carved, Cameo:Shell:Cornelian:Mythological:Goddess:Bacchante:Ring:18k Yellow Gold
Gorgeous carving in a heavy 18K solid gold setting makes for a grand cameo ring. Don't miss this one. Shipping included, of course. This large and lovely handcrafted carved shell cameo exhibits the combination of the very best of Italian cameo carving and French gold work. Offered on consignment, this gorgeous 18K yellow gold setting was custom crafted in France in the 1930's. Truly a one of a kind cameo ring to be treasured for generations to come! The carnelian shell cameo carving depicts a ...
 
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