Eos, the Rose-Fingered

Antique Shell Cameo after Thorvaldsen Mounted as a Gold Brooch, c. 1875


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Antique Shell Cameo after Thorvaldsen Mounted as a Gold Brooch, c. 1875
Antique Shell Cameo after Thorvaldsen Mounted as a Gold Brooch, c. 1875
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Few artists provided the cameo cutters of the 19th century with as many models as the Danish sculptor Berthel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). His clear, neo-classical aesthetic was ideal for transferring into prints, which in turn served as models in the workshops of the Italian cameo cutters. Thorvaldsen's most successful and widely distributed works, not only in the field of jewellery, included "Day" and "Night" (1815 or later, see Thorvaldsen Museum, inv. no. A901 and A902) as early as the 19th century. This cameo presents the allegory of the day as Thorvaldsen conceived it. We see the personification of the dawn, which - accompanied by the torch-bearing genius of light - drops roses into the early morning sky, causing it to blush. Homer already gave Eos, the dawn, the nickname "the rose-fingered one". The finely cut motif stands out wonderfully against the slightly rosy background of the shell. The poetic motif is mounted in gold as a brooch. The gold setting in archaeological style corresponds to the taste of the 1870s, and the design of the detailed framing also confirms this dating. At a later date, the pin and clasp of the brooch were renewed and a loop was added, which was originally intended for a safety chain, but which also allows the piece to be worn on a fine chain as a pendant.
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Antique Shell Cameo after Thorvaldsen Mounted as a Gold Brooch, c. 1875
Eos, the Rose-Fingered
€ 1,290.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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