SALE Antique Victorian Carved Lava Cameo Brooch In Sterling Vermeil

Jewelry : Antique : Fine : Carved, Cameo

 

This large antique cameo brooch features an oval lava cameo carved in high relief. The unusual subject is a seated draped woman facing to the right and holding a woven basket. The setting is unmarked but tests positive for sterling with a gold wash, aka vermeil. The bezel setting has an engraved scroll pattern on the periphery.

The brooch weighs 26.6 gr. It measures 2" x 1.625". The cameo alone measures 1.5" x 1.125". It is .5" thick.

Condition: The cameo has wear to the high points. There is one nick in the setting on the upper left edge. There may have once been a cover over the back to hold a remembrance. The gold vermeil finish is worn showing more of the silver now on the front of the brooch.

This is a nice large lava cameo in an especially attractive setting.

Item ID: Llava1108

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