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VICTORIAN AMETHYST GLASS CAMEO BROOCH #866215

Currency:USD Category:Jewelry / Vintage & Antique Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
VICTORIAN AMETHYST GLASS CAMEO BROOCH #866215
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Victorian brooch / pin in a gold metal frame with an amethyst glass cameo of a woman's head <BR><BR>backed on French jet. Neo Classical Revival, 19th century. Probably made in France.<BR>2 inches high.<BR>Openwork gold metal frame. Might be gold plated or low grade gold, but no marks found. Contains a <BR><BR>black French jet oval on which is an amethyst glass head of a very beautiful woman. Great detail <BR><BR>to hair, beads, bare shoulders. Beautiful play of light through the purple glass. <BR>Good condition with minute bubble, original to the piece on the cheek and a negligible rough spot <BR><BR>on the rim of the jet, mentioned only for the sake of total accuracy, but not visible unless you <BR><BR>are looking for it.<BR>Please see a similar looking item in Bell's book on Collecting Victorian Jewelry, page 140 - <BR><BR>priced at $5355.- and shown in the bottom photograph (although clearly not identical and with a pearl frame).
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<tr><td>Title:VICTORIAN AMETHYST GLASS CAMEO BROOCH</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Boca Raton</td></tr>
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