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By Bertolami Fine Art
Nov 12, 2021
London, Italy
12 novembre 2021 alle 15:00 GMT (London Time)
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LOT 274:

An opale cameo. Peacock.

End of 19th - Beginning 20th century.
10x14x4 mm

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An opale cameo. Peacock.

End of 19th - Beginning 20th century.
10x14x4 mm

The sacred bird attributed to the goddess Hera is presented in front and craved in relief using the nice iridescence of the stone. In inverted drop-shape, this cameo is an uncommun testimony of engraving work on opale reminds the work in the same type of Wilhem Schmidt.
Charlotte Gere et Judy Rudoe : Jewellery in the age of Queen Victoria. A mirror to the world (Londres, 2010, p. 481).
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Old french collection, 1920's

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