French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar
French Victorian antique hard stone cameo in elegant enameled mounting by Onbekende Kunstenaar

Franse Victoriaanse antieke hardstenen camee in elegante geëmailleerde montage 1870

Onbekende Kunstenaar

Rood goudGoudCameo
€ 4.450

Adin Fine Antique Jewellery

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    In an openwork 18K red gold cadre, a meticulously carved hard stone cameo with a black enamelled rim is framed within this French Victorian pendant as well as brooch from 1870. As the lady's profile has roses in her hair and as the frame holds two half seed pearls, no detail has been spared to enrich this classical jewel.

    Antique jewelry object group: brooch and pendant, at the back of the jewel a hinge with a ring is attached to use it as a pendant when wanted

    Condition: excellent condition
      -  (more info on our condition scale)

    Country of origin: France

    Style: Victorian - Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. The Victorian era is known for its eclectic revival and interpretation of historic styles and the introduction of cross-cultural influences from themiddle east and Asia in furniture, fittings, and Interior decoration. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a regrettable excess of ornament. The Arts and Crafts movement, the aesthetic movement, Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveaustyle have their beginnings in the late Victorian era.
      -  See also: Victorianor more info on styles

    Style specifics: The Grand Victorian Period - Experts divide the reign of Queen Victoria, also called The Victorian era (1837 - 1901) into three periods of about twenty years each; The Romantic Victorian Period (1837 - 1860), The Grand Victorian Period (1860 - 1880),and the Late or Aesthetic Victorian Period (1880 - 1901).

    We consider this to be of the Grand Victorian Period.

    This second Victorian period is famous for its ostentatious pieces set with pearls and diamonds (from South Africa). From ca. 1850 wealthy English had reported about jewelry from India and Japan, which heavily inspired the jewelers of this period. Thisperiod also corresponds with the death of Queen Victoria's husband King Albert making mourning jewelry (set with heavy dark stones) the type of jewelry specific for this period.

    Period: ca. 1870
      -  (events & facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era)

    Theme: female head with wreath and flowers in hair

    Material: 18K red gold
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    Technique (01): Cameo is a method of carving, or an item of jewellery or vessel made in this manner. It features a raised (positive) relief image. There are three main materials for Cameo carving; Shells or Agate (called a Hardstone cameo), and glass. Cameos can beproduced by setting a carved relief, such as a portrait, onto a background of a contrasting colour. This is called an assembled cameo. Alternately, a cameo can be carved directly out of a material with integral layers or banding, such as (banded) agateor layered glass, where different layers have different colours. Sometimes dyes are used to enhance these colours. Cameos are often worn as jewellery. Stone cameos of great artistry were made in Greece dating back as far as the 6th century BC. They werevery popular in Ancient Rome, and one of the most famous stone cameos from this period is the Gemma Claudia made for the Emperor Claudius. The technique has since enjoyed periodic revivals, notably in the early Renaissance, and again in the 17th, 18thand 19th centuries.

    Technique (02): Enamelling is an old and widely-adopted technology. The ancient Egyptians applied enamels to pottery and stone objects. The ancient Greeks, Celts, Russians, and Chinese also used enameling processes on metal objects. Enamel is the colorful result offusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows and hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating on metal, glass or ceramic. According to some sources, the word enamel comes fromthe High German word smelzan (to smelt) via the Old French esmail. Used as a noun, "an enamel" is a usually small decorative object, coated with enamel coating, such as a champlevé or a cloisonné (different techniques).

    Precious stones: cameoTwo half seed pearls
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    Birthstones: Pearl is the birthstone (or month stone) for June.
      -  (more info on birthstones)

    Hallmarks: The French control mark for 18K gold representing an eagle's head that was in use in France from about 1838.
      -  (more info on hallmarks)

    Dimensions: height as brooch 5,05 cm (1,99 inch), height as pendant 5,57 cm (2,19 inch)

    Weight: 27,80 gram (17,88 dwt)

    Reference Nº: 15209-0125

    Copyright photography: Adin, fine antique jewelry

  • Over kunstenaar

    Het kan voorkomen dat een kunstenaar of maker onbekend is.

    Voor sommige werken is het niet te bepalen door wie het gemaakt is of dat het is gemaakt door (een groep) ambachtslieden. Voorbeelden zijn beelden uit de Oudheid, meubels, spiegels of handtekeningen die vaak niet duidelijk of leesbaar zijn. Maar ook sommige werken zijn helemaal niet gesigneerd.

    Ook kunt u de volgende beschrijving vinden:

    •"Toegeschreven aan …." waarschijnlijk een werk van de kunstenaar maar niet zeker of gedeeltelijk

    •“Atelier van ….” of werkplaats van” een werk uitgevoerd in het atelier of atelier van de kunstenaar, eventueel onder zijn toezicht

    •“Cirkel van ….” een werk uit de periode van de kunstenaar die zijn invloed laat zien, nauw verbonden met de kunstenaar maar niet noodzakelijkerwijs zijn leerling

    •“Stijl van ….” of  “Volger van ….” een werk uitgevoerd in de stijl van de kunstenaar, maar niet noodzakelijk door een leerling; kan eigentijds of bijna eigentijds zijn

    •“Wijze van ….” een werk in de stijl van de kunstenaar maar van latere datum

    •"Na …." een kopie (van welke datum dan ook) van een werk van de kunstenaar

    •“Getekend…”,  “Gedateerd….”  of  “Ingeschreven” dan is het werk gesigneerd/ gedateerd/ ingeschreven door de kunstenaar. De toevoeging van een vraagteken duidt op een element van twijfel

    •"Met handtekening ...", "Met datum ...", "Met opschrift..." of “Draagt signatuur/datum/opschrift” dan is de handtekening/datum/opschrift toegevoegd door iemand anders dan de kunstenaar

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