Woman
Materials: shell, gold
Date and origin: ca 1840-60
Size of the cameo: 1 3/8 x 1 1/16 inch
Size of the frame: 1 11/16 x 1 1/4 inch
Condition: mint.
Magnificent cameo very sculpturesque but expressive at once.
Frontal cameos like this one are very rare.
Wonderful chiseled frame.
Very desirable collector's piece.