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Victorian 18kt. gold cameo brooch depicting Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Reference #:  8916

Status: sold

Dimensions: 1 and 1/3 inches by 1 and 5/8 inches, or more precisely, 3.2 cm by 4 cm

Condition: excellent, no cracks or wear to cameo carving. Some very faint stress lines in the shell.

Year:  1850-70

Price: $295 sold

Description:  Finely carved Victorian portrait miniature shell cameo depicting a young Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861). This cameo is based on a portrait in the Gilbert Collection (Somerset House, London). The setting is 18kt. yellow gold. Among her most famous works was the love poem, "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace." (Sonnets from the Portuguese).

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