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Large Vintage Gold Cameo Ring, Italy ca. 1955 & Later


€ 690.00 *
Content 1 piece
Unit price €690.00 / piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
Large Vintage Gold Cameo Ring, Italy ca. 1955 & Later
Large Vintage Gold Cameo Ring, Italy ca. 1955 & Later
Description
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We associate gem ornaments mainly with the 19th century and the style epochs of classicism and historicism. However, the carved representations enjoyed great popularity even beyond that. The present yellow gold ring is a good example of the continuing popularity of cameos even in the following century. Dating from around 1955, the ring presents in its center the bust of a lady made of carved shell. The high-oval cameo shows the figure frontally en face and with no discernible clothing. Her luxuriantly curled hair is adorned by a ribbon and a flower behind her ear further decorates her. The cameo was probably cut from conch shell in the Bay of Naples and set in gold shortly thereafter, probably in Germany. A look at the underside of the piece also reveals that the gold rail is made of a different gold alloy than the pretty corded setting of the sculptural cameo. Therefore, it stands to reason that the cameo was originally a brooch or an earring that was then converted to a ring, for example, after its counterpart was lost. The ring, which covers almost an entire finger limb, is a beautiful vintage object that still knows how to convince today. A small reminder of Italy that we have discovered in Hamburg!
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Large Vintage Gold Cameo Ring, Italy ca. 1955 & Later
Italian Beauty
€ 690.00 *
Content 1 piece
Unit price €690.00 / piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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