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Lot 84 Dα

A 14k gold Neoclassical cameo necklace

Auction 1107 - overview Cologne
14.05.2018, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 3.224 € (incl. premium)

A 14k gold Neoclassical cameo necklace

Designed as a strand of five transluscent shell cameos alternating with nine small coral cameos with high-relief decor after the antique. With pearl borders and connected via double-chains. L 44 cm. Weight 34.7 g.
Italy or England, late 18th / early 19th C.

Literature

For information on shell cameos cf.: Reddington Dawes, Georgian Jewellery, 2007, illus. p. 10.