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19th Century Grand Tour Lava Cameo Brooch of Bacchante (1 of 7)
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19th Century Grand Tour Lava Cameo Brooch of Bacchante

REF: B404 / LA501175
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Description
This is an amazing gift for a lover of fine wine. This striking and wearable antique brooch depicts a Bacchante - a follower or priestess of Bacchus, Roman god of wine. A finely carved high-relief oval head-and-shoulders portrait carved in grey-green lava cameo, bezel-set in gold and gilt metal with simple pin and hook fixing. The mount is unmarked - the bezel itself tests gold but is mounted on a gilt-metal frame and the pin is silver. Lava cameos were carved from a piece of Mount Vesuvius lava and collected - either mounted or unmounted - by the fortunate few on a "Grand Tour" visiting Italy and particularly Pompeii in the nineteenth century. From the mount and the carving, I believe this is Georgian around 1820 and was probably set locally. The lead picture is the best representation of the quality and depth of the carving, but is not a good representation of colour which is more accurately seen in the other photos
measurements
Overall 43mm x 33mm x 15mm
declaration
SW15Collectables has clarified that the 19th Century Grand Tour Lava Cameo Brooch of Bacchante (LA501175) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being ca.1820
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This 19th Century Grand Tour Lava Cameo Brooch of Bacchante is located in United Kingdom
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