Share your favorites on Show & Tell

Shell Cameo Suite

In Fine Jewelry > Cameos > Show & Tell.
tjong333's loves2 of 6Victorian Gold Silhouette Mourning Hair Locket PendantEye Miniature Necklace
33
Love it
0
Like it

tjong333tjong333 loves this.
lisalisa loves this.
ElisabethanElisabethan loves this.
raven3766raven3766 loves this.
MrstyndallMrstyndall loves this.
JImamJImam loves this.
endeeringlyvintageendeeringlyvintage loves this.
PhilosophiaPhilosophia loves this.
Junkman60Junkman60 loves this.
KarenokeKarenoke loves this.
auraaura loves this.
PadmeLupinPadmeLupin loves this.
EfesgirlEfesgirl loves this.
antiqueroseantiquerose loves this.
melaniejmelaniej loves this.
kyratangokyratango loves this.
Agram.mAgram.m loves this.
DrFluffyDrFluffy loves this.
Woman34Woman34 loves this.
BigsargeBigsarge loves this.
HunterHunter loves this.
Peasejean55Peasejean55 loves this.
Jewels1900Jewels1900 loves this.
AmberRoseAmberRose loves this.
austrohungaroaustrohungaro loves this.
inkyinky loves this.
racer4fourracer4four loves this.
MoonhillMoonhill loves this.
aghcollectaghcollect loves this.
pops52pops52 loves this.
vetraio50vetraio50 loves this.
Moonstonelover21Moonstonelover21 loves this.
See 31 more
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 10 years ago

    Bluboi
    (103 items)

    Shell cameo set in original fitted case
    Circa 1830-1840

    Necklace, brooch and day-and-night earrings, cameos set in high carat gold. Cameos on necklace from left to right:

    - Omphale (queen of Lydia, lover to Hercules with the pelt of the Nemean lion on her head)
    - Eros and Psyche
    - Victory
    - Cameosleuth provided information below, so changing my information to: Sleeping Endymion, his dog warning him of the approaching goddess
    - Hercules (punished by Zeus and made slave to Omphale)

    Earrings: butterflies, symbolic of Psyche
    Brooch: Medusa

    Earrings are 3 3/8 inches long and about 1 inch at the widest. Brooch is 1 7/8 by 1 5/8. Necklace is about 18 inches.

    Largest cameo on necklace is 2 1/8 by 2 inches. Smallest cameo is 1 3/4 by 1 1/4.

    Photo of the back: dark conch shells are Bull's Mouth and the lighter ones are Horned Helmet.

    logo
    Cameos
    See all
    Antique Hand Carved Shell & Wedgwood Jade Cameos w/ Diamonds Lot of 75 #769-1
    Antique Hand Carved Shell & Wedgwoo...
    $356
    ANTIQUE HAND CARVED SHELL GREEK DOUBLE BUST CAMEO PIN BROOCH PENDANT GOLD FILLED
    ANTIQUE HAND CARVED SHELL GREEK DOU...
    $205
    VINTAGE TAGLIAMONTE BLUE VENETIAN GLASS CAMEO PEARL EARRINGS 18K YELLOW GOLD
    VINTAGE TAGLIAMONTE BLUE VENETIAN G...
    $161
    Vintage-Now CAMEO Jewelry Lot ~ CORO EXTASIA EARRINGS WEST GERMANY INTAGLIO
    Vintage-Now CAMEO Jewelry Lot ~ COR...
    $102
    logo
    Antique Hand Carved Shell & Wedgwood Jade Cameos w/ Diamonds Lot of 75 #769-1
    Antique Hand Carved Shell & Wedgwoo...
    $356
    See all

    Comments

    1. vetraio50 vetraio50, 10 years ago
      What an amazing suite of Camei!!!
    2. racer4four racer4four, 10 years ago
      I am speechless (nearly!)
    3. inky inky, 10 years ago
      My good goodness how stunningly beautiful is this!....many thanks for sharing it.....:-)
    4. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Woooooooow! Impressive!!
    5. kyratango kyratango, 10 years ago
      A full set! And cased!! And amazing quality!!!
      Wonderfull :-)
    6. kyratango kyratango, 10 years ago
      You are right Idcloisonne, this is A POST !
    7. CardinalLady, 10 years ago
      Beyond lovely set!
    8. Karenoke Karenoke, 7 years ago
      This is amazing!
    9. JImam JImam, 7 years ago
      wow - this is enchanting!
    10. cameosleuth cameosleuth, 7 years ago
      It's a sleuth strike. The cameo of the Dying Adonis is described by Raspe, in his catalogue of the Tassie impressions, as the Sleeping Endymion, his dog warning him of the approaching goddess, by Marchant, #2162. :)
    11. Bluboi Bluboi, 7 years ago
      Super! Thank you Cameosleuth!
    12. raven3766 raven3766, 6 years ago
      I'm in love!!!!
    13. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 6 years ago
      Wowwwww! I'm out of words.

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.