• Material: Pink Shell, k yellow gold.
• Size: " by cameo itself is .
• Date and Origin: Circa 1870 Italy.
• Conditions: Perfect.

Museum Quality Pink large shell cameo, the oval shell cameo elaborately carved with two cherubs sitting on clouds around an urn with vine decoration, within a plain collet gold mount and outer undulating with chiselled leaves on the four cardinal points.  This is fantastic cameo with lot of details. Pictures really don't give any justice to this cameo because they were hard to take being the carving so polished and reflecting the light. Seen in person this piece is really breathtaking. Look at all the details shown in this scene and at how they are incredibly detailed. Cherubs were a lovely and popular subject in the Victorian era but this is the first time that I see this particular scene on a cameo. The carving is relieved and three dimensional. There are two happy cherubs in movement, one is flying holding a flower garland in one hand and a lyre in the other one, another cherub is writing something on a scroll and behind him, over the cloud, there is a trumpet strung in another garland. Below them there are two flying doves. Cherubs' bodies have just the aspect of children bodies, so puffy and with some folds on their skin. The pink background and the pale pink carving make this scene so delicate and poetic. The beauty of this cameo is clearly visible and the scene is more than lovely, an outstanding cameo carved by a true artist. The frame is wonderful, the spiral shaped gold is so gorgeous and impressive, the right one to enhance the beauty of this cameo. Not to be missed. A very desirable collectors piece.  Not to be missed.