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Signed Victorian Sardonyx cameo pendant....who's it? and who's engraved their name on the back

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    Posted 5 years ago

    themuse
    (35 items)

    Sorry for the not so great pictures. This cameo reminds me a lot of another cameo I have of Michelangelo, dated 1866 (pics are in my collections), and I suspect its another portrait of a famous Italian or Renaissance artist. Perhaps a souvenir of the Grand Tour. Its unmarked 14k gold.
    It looks like its signed on the back, maybe G. Qell? Any ideas? Thanks in advance

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    1. cameosleuth cameosleuth, 5 years ago
      Possibly it is not signed but rather labeled: G(uglielmo) Tell?
    2. vetraio50 vetraio50, 5 years ago
      Well put CAMEOSLEUTH. William Tell.
    3. cameosleuth cameosleuth, 5 years ago
      Thank you, vetraio50. Sometimes the brain cells fire in a useful way!
    4. themuse themuse, 5 years ago
      Thanks! Thats certainly a possibility, Im just having trouble finding any other cameos depicting him. So if it is William Tell, he is not a common subject lol
    5. themuse themuse, 5 years ago
      OK, I think you may be right... Rossini, an Italian composer, wrote his William Tell orchestra in 1829 which apparently popularized Tell in Italy.

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