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Unusual Shell Cameo With Dog, England Circa 1850

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Unusual Shell Cameo With Dog, England Circa 1850

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The motif of this unusual cameo is as old as the history of man. It shows the intimate connection between man and dog. We see a landscape view with tree and shrubbery. On a lawn bench a lady has settled down, whose sight with her upswept hair and her dress with corsage takes us to the middle of the 19th century. A faithful dog is facing her and puts his paw in the lady's hand, who in turn strokes his mop of hair. Lovingly the dog nestles against the central person and both figures appear intimately connected. Since the dog has always been a symbol of unconditional loyalty, the cameo with its touching motif can be a perfect gift for a person to whom you like to be loyal. The setting of the years around 1850 is made of gilded pinchbeck and shows the curved forms of the 2nd Rococo. Pinchbeck is a brass alloy that was often used as a substitute for gold in the 19th century. To us found the cameo from a Berlin collection.

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For centuries, possessing antique cameos was the claim of almost all great collections of decorative arts and chambers of curiosities, from the Green Vault in Dresden to the treasury of Rudolf II to large private collections such as that of Baron von Stosch in later times. The 18th and 19th centuries produced numerous large imprint collections of ancient sealstones and cameos, which could almost represent the ancient imagery of ancient glyptic in its entirety, they were also an expression of a humanistic education. Often figures of the Olympian heaven of gods or mythological scenes were the subject of the depictions. Of particular importance for the transmission of stone and shell carvings north of the Alps have always been travelers to Italy, who brought home impressions and cut stones as well as engraved shells from their educational journeys to enjoy the stories that the shells could tell. The art of cameo cutter has survived to this day in Italy, especially in the Bay of Naples, where it has been passed down from generation to generation. Today the Scuola dei Cammei in Torre del Greco is the only large-scale training center for cameo cutters in Italy in the world, but unfortunately the mythological theme has been lost.

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The Best Friend Of Man

€ 498.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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