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Posted 8 years ago
boysfarm
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This is a large cameo over two inches. It looks like rose gold.
I know so little about them I wouldn't hazard a guess on age. Subject matter is Greek or Roman Gods.
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Really pretty, but not a cameo - a miniature portrait painted on what looks like porcelain. Check the back of the mount carefully for marks. Some gold marks are very tiny and easily missed.
Looks to be Edwardian.
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No marks on reverse, I looped it thoroughly.
The subject is one seen regularly on cameos: the Greek/Roman gods Zeus/Jupiter & his wife Hera/Juno, in what is technically called a 'jugate' composition, with the 2 profiles juxtaposed. Around the bottom edge are Hermes/Mercury, messenger of the gods, & the eagle that serves Zeus & carries his thunderbolts.
Efesgirl is quite correct that it is properly called a miniature, not a cameo, but it is not uncommon to see the term used this way. I agree, going by the design of the clasp & hinge, that the brooch is Edwardian/early 20th century. Impossible to be certain from a photo, but think it would test to be gold. :)
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