Cameo Brooch in 9ct, c.1900

This 9ct rose gold carved shell cameo brooch dates to around 1900 and weighs 13.58g, measuring 44mm × 35mm and marked 9CT. The cameo is hand carved from layered shell, where the darker outer layer is carefully cut away to reveal the lighter layer beneath, creating the raised portrait in relief. Larger cameos like this were especially popular in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, when classical profiles were worn as both jewellery and statements of refined taste. With its generous scale and substantial amount of gold in the frame, this is a particularly impressive example of the style.

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