Antique Victorian Cameo Brooch 9ct Gold Frame With Locket and Box Suffragette Jewellery

Antique Victorian Cameo Brooch 9ct Gold Frame With Locket and Box Suffragette JewelleryThis exquisite antique Victorian cameo brooch dates from the mid 19th century and features a beautifully hand carved cameo crafted from a bullmouth or sardonyx shell. The high relief cameo depicts the side profile of a classical maiden adorned with delicate flowers in her hair and is set in an interlaced 9ct yellow gold frame, with four engraved leaves woven in. Roman style cameos became highly fashionable in Britain during the 19th century,

Forget me nots in an old German tale were discovered by two lovers walking by a river one day

swirling patterns across the front

In Turkey the stone is named “Fayruz” which translates to “Lucky stone” and is believed to bring happiness and good fortune

ITEM NUMBER: 19-751

ITEM NUMBER: AJ134

MEASURES: Height 22mm (27mm inc

STONES: Turquoise/ Diamond

ITEM NUMBER: 23-607

CLARITY: SI 1 – H colour

with remarkable attention to the movement of their garments

70ct and is flanked by two complementary old mine cut diamonds twinkling at each side

all confirming its genuine lineage of over 120 years