Brooch, Cameo carved C1850 Lava Putty Cameo Brooch of Demeter
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Directory: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Pre 1900: Item # 1181018
Directory: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Pre 1900: Item # 1181018
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Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
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P.O. Box 4684
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
tel. 410-435-3738
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P.O. Box 4684
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
tel. 410-435-3738
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$690.00
$690.00
Finely carved brooch of the goddess Demeter (Roman: Ceres), goddess of agriculture, her hair wrapped in what appears to be a scarf of grain or corn. The important Greek goddesses were a popular theme in cameo carvings of the 19th century, with Demeter arguably the most important because of her association with fertility and the harvest, or sustenance. This cameo is an example of early 19th century neoclassical cameos, with the drape of her collar, the carved lines showing her hair wrapped in a scarf of grain or corn perhaps and her fine features carved in great detail. Our lava cameo brooch demonstrates the exacting standard for a lava cameo in the first half of the 19th century. The cameo is mounted in silver gilt
Finely carved brooch of the goddess Demeter (Roman: Ceres), goddess of agriculture, her hair wrapped in what appears to be a scarf of grain or corn. The important Greek goddesses were a popular theme in cameo carvings of the 19th century, with Demeter arguably the most important because of her association with fertility and the harvest, or sustenance. This cameo is an example of early 19th century neoclassical cameos, with the drape of her collar, the carved lines showing her hair wrapped in a scarf of grain or corn perhaps and her fine features carved in great detail. Our lava cameo brooch demonstrates the exacting standard for a lava cameo in the first half of the 19th century. The cameo is mounted in silver gilt
