Antique Victorian Shell Cameo Brooch Pinchbeck Frame Vintage seven deep red cabochon garnets

seven deep red cabochon garnets and two blue lapis lazuli with speckled gold flecks

MEASURES: Width 20mm x Height 40mm x Depth 8mm

MEASURES: Height 52mm x Width 24mm x Depth 6

Dating to the late 19th Century

STONES: Cabochon Garnets (9 x 12mm

Antique Victorian Shell Cameo Brooch Pinchbeck Frame Vintage seven deep red cabochon garnetsThis exquisite antique Victorian cameo brooch dates from the mid 19th century and is set in a finely crafted pinchbeck frame with ornate rope edge detailing. The high relief bullmouth shell cameo is hand carved to depict a classical Roman style scene with two figures: a larger woman carrying a basket laden with fruit and sheaves of wheat on her head, accompanied by a smaller child. In the 19th Century, Roman style Cameos became fashionable in