• Material: Hard Stone,  15k rose gold tested.
• Size:  1 2/8" by 1" excluding bail who is 3/8", cameo itself is 1 1/8" by 7/8"
• Date and Origin: 1874 France. 
• Conditions: Mint. Cameo is signed on the bottom with the initials H. F. and dated 1874.

Museum Quality cameo depicting Cupid fixing his bow. This cameo is a rarest subjetc never seen before. Even if the cameo is not too large, the details of the carving are really amazing as you can see looking at the pictures. His little puffy  body is magnificently made. He's holding his bow and and arrow with his other hand, they are his symbols. He wears a quiver full of arrows. He seats close to a trunk and his arm is lifted up holding an arrow. Despite the cameo is not large and despite the hard stone is very hard to be finely carved, you can see all the details, this is why this cameo was carved by a master carver. His sweet face is crowned by short and curly hair and his littlest uplifted nose is wonderful. His expression is playful and sly and he's smiling. A real work of art. The frame is simple but the rose gold recalls the colour of the hard stone which is of a pinkish colour. A real work of art,  Another piece to not to miss.



A bit of History:

Eros  in Greek mythology,  was the primordial god of sexual love and beauty. He was also worshipped as a fertility deity. His Roman counterpart was Cupid ("desire"), also known as Amor ("love"). In some myths, he was the son of the deities Aphrodite (Venus) and Ares (Mars).  He was the one lighted the flame of love in the hearts of the gods and men, armed either with a bow and arrows or else a flaming torch. He was also the object of cult. Eros was often portrayed as a child, the disobedient, but fiercely loyal, son of Aphrodite.In ancient vase painting Eros is depicted as either a handsome youth or as a child. His attributes were varied: from the usual bow and arrows, to the gifts of a lover--a hare, a sash, or a flower. Sculptors preferred the image of the bow-armed boy, whereas mosaic artists favoured the figure of a winged putto (plump baby).