Young Bacchus
Shell, gold (unmarked)
Size of the cameo: 2 1/16 x 1 9/16
With frame: 2 1/2 x 2
Date and origin: Italy, ca 1850
The frame is English and dates ca 1895-1900
Condition: mint.
Superb shell cameo carved to depict the young god Bacchus.
The carving is very delicate and precise.