Metal: 18K yellow & white gold
A wonderful work of quality for the true antique cameo enthusiast
) and one has guilloche enameling with a pink rose
Crafted in Sterling silver with two gold washed sections
as everything has to be done in reverse and from the back
Antique 14K & Carved Shell Bird Cameo Conversion Ring moth Metal: 18K yellow & whiteA cameo is a form of glyptography, or bas relief carving, most often cut into glass, hard stones, and shells. Artworks were crafted to create two layers on one piece of material, the top of which protruded from its background, creating a multi dimensional artwork. These detailed reliefs were often used to adorn pieces of jewelry, including brooches, necklaces, bracelets and rings. The earliest cameos took inspiration from prehistoric petroglyphs,