Item:  Medusa cameo, a much sought after carving!  

Reference #: 7363

Status: sold

Dimensions: 1.5 inches by 1.75 inches

Condition: excellent, there are a few striation lines in the shell which are natural to the shell it was carved from. The cameo is not cracked or damaged. 

Year: cameo is 1840-60, frame is new 

Price:  sold

Description: This medusa cameo has excellent carving and is even signed on the back. 
Note the quality of the carving:
the sad and poignant expression on Medusa's face and
the crisp detail of her hair and the snakes

When I bought this cameo, it's Victorian setting was damaged and, being pinchbeck, could not be restored.  Hence, the new setting.  The 9kt. yellow gold setting was created in a classic Victorian style so it is correct for the period and this antique shell cameo!