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Necklace with Six Cameo

460,00 

Victorian necklace with six carnelian shells in carved cameo of exceptional finish are joined with baroque freshwater pearls and threaded with silk thread.

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The necklace is tied with brown silk thread and between the cameoshatter there are cultured pearls of 4 mm. A unique piece that completes the collection of every woman who wants to acquire a rare vintage jewelry that will be inherited from generation to generation.

Length: 45 to 48cm. There are two loops on the edge of the jewelry made of brown silk with a closure of a clasp of baroque freshwater pearl for choice at 45 or 48 cm.

It also consists of:

Two pieces of oval Carnelian shell with cameo carving depicting a rose with dimensions of 36mm. x 15mm

A piece of oval Carnelian shell with cameo carving depicting a rose with dimensions of 43mm. x 30mm

Two pieces of square Carnelian shell with cameo carving with the illustration of a rose with dimensions of 20mm. x 20mm

Two pieces of teardrop-shaped Carnelian shell with cameo carving depicting a Victorian lady with dimensions of 45mm. x 30mm

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About Cameo

In our jewelry collection you will find two types of shells with cameo carving. The carnelian shell and the sardonyx shell and three types of agate in blue, green and black. These are the most common and to be precise there are cases where cameo carvings are found on the mother of pearl,turquoise, coral etc.

The carnelian shell is one of the most common shells with a mainly orange or peach background. The portrait highlighted by the cameo carving is mainly beige. The raw material is found in the seas of South Africa and Madagascar.

The sardonyx shell is a more valuable raw material and is preferred for higher quality cameo carvings and more expensive jewelry. It has a brown tint or very dark brown while the portrait is always white and is usually found in Caribbean waters.

The cameo carving is handmade and performed mainly by experienced craftsmen at the world famous cameo sculpture center Torre del Greco located in southern Italy at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. The shells are first marked in a process called a signature, and then cut into oval spaces for the engraver. The real cameo is cut mainly with a metal scraping tool called a bulino, an invention of the Jewish craftsman Antonio Cimeniello. When the details are complete, the shell is then soaked in olive oil, cleaned with soap and water and polished selectively with a hand brush.

The jewelry that the cameo carving is made on agates is made by high quality engravers for this and their final form is perfect, and is usually tied on 18k gold to have a unique result.

Our pearls come from freshwater shells, are grown in estuaries and closed lagoons, we call them fresh water pearls or river and are produced in China and Japan.

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