Pendentif camée coquille ovale en or jaune 18 carats Colliers Médailles Horse's head hallmark for works

Horse's head hallmark for works manufactured outside Paris between 1838 and 1919

Le centre est serti à griffes d'un motif retenant un diamant taillé en rose en serti étoilé

The matching ring is also available for purchase

vers 1950-1960

Poids diamants : 5 x 0

Pendentif camée coquille ovale en or jaune 18 carats Colliers Médailles Horse's head hallmark for worksThis cameo antique , carved from a natural shell , is part of the tradition of cameos whose origins date back to Greco Roman Antiquity . Initially engraved in fine stones, cameos experienced a revival during the Renaissance , then great popularity under the Napoleonic Empire , before becoming more widespread at the end of the Second Empire thanks to the use of more accessible materials. The cameo shell is sculpted from certain marine shells whose