A French 18k red gold shell cameo brooch - image-1

Lot 54 Dα

A French 18k red gold shell cameo brooch

Auction 1158 - overview Cologne
12.11.2020, 14:00 - Jewellery and Gold Boxes
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 750 € (incl. premium)

A French 18k red gold shell cameo brooch

Oval shell cameo finely carved with the head of Medusa after Saulini in a chain surround. With a hook for a droplet. Hallmarks: Paris gold fineness (Tardy, 161). A minor hairline crack to the back of the cameo. 6 x 5 cm. Weight 18.47 g.
Paris, c. 1850.