Extraordinarily Rare Holbeinesque Cameo of Venus Dancing between Cherubs Sculpted animal bracelet and sentimentality - where jewelry

and sentimentality - where jewelry was frequently given and worn as a token of friendship

Since mourning required not only a change in clothes but a change in jewelry as well

around the same time when demand for colorless gems

and transitioning into the Edwardian period saw an even greater focus on the language of jewels in the expanding vernacular of globalization

Outrageously Rare perfect pink sardonyx cameo with pearls and diamonds— Circa 1870 but with a most modern look

Extraordinarily Rare Holbeinesque Cameo of Venus Dancing between Cherubs Sculpted animal bracelet and sentimentality - where jewelryOne of the greatest cameos weve ever had the pleasure of handling, this extremely rare three figure jewel features Venus dancing with putti, and (likely cupid to the left.) They make music as they move, the cherub to the right clutches a lyre, as she holds a tambourine, and cupid grips an open drum. The trio sways as Venus diaphanous dress echoes her movements in silken arabesques. The outrageous blue enamel ribboning that encircles the cameo is