Pendant in yellow gold with a 5 g hand-carved shell cameo, with a black fired enamel detail, in a Roman-inspired mount. The art of cameo carving — working a relief image directly onto the layered surface of a shell, using the natural contrast between its strata to define figure and ground — is one of the oldest continuous traditions in Western jewellery. Each cameo is unique: hand-carved, guided by the individual craftsman’s reading of the shell’s natural layers, and impossible to reproduce identically. Mounted within a harmonious Roman-inspired frame, with black enamel applied and fired at high temperature to draw out the relief with greater clarity, it is a jewel of classical and timeless character for those who appreciate richly detailed craft and authentic manufacture.
DETAILS
MATERIAL Yellow gold
FINENESS 18 kt
STONES Hand-carved shell cameo
CAMEO WEIGHT 5 g
SETTING Roman-inspired mount with black fired enamel
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