884477

FINE VINTAGE ITALIAN CAMEO ON WHOLE CONCH SHELL #884477

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FINE VINTAGE ITALIAN CAMEO ON WHOLE CONCH SHELL #884477
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More attuned to the natural beauty of sea shells than anyone else, the master cameo-carvers of Italy at times find a shell too lovely to destroy in the course of their art. Thus, creations like this come into being: masterworks of the carver's art that use the shell, itself, as their frame. Our whole shell cameo features a beautiful young woman of very intricate and fine carving. The cameo vignette measures about 2" tall by 1 1/2" wide and the entire shell measures approximately 5" long, 3 1/2" wide and 3" tall. It is just beautiful the way it is but sometimes treasures of this type are often placed on small bases and electrified to serve as very special boudoir lights. I had a gift shop and sold these beautiful cameos in the 1970s. I was told that the artist were not allowed to sign these works of art. I know that out of all the ones I bought and sold only one had an Artist Signature and this is it. I have not been able to find another one that is signed. It is signed with the artist first and last name but I cannot read it (see Pictures). It has been displayed in a china cabinet all these years and is Mint.
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<tr><td>Condition:Mint</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1970s</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:FINE VINTAGE ITALIAN CAMEO ON WHOLE CONCH SHELL</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Titusville, Florida</td></tr>
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