An antique English mounted pinchbeck type yellow metal / very heavily gold filled brooch, set with a finbely hand carved shell cameo depicting Hebe feeding her father Zeus (as an eagle).
A lovely quality carving - wearable and very collectable!
CONDITION: All original and very, very good. Slight signs of wear commensurate with age and use and a couple of negligible stress lines.
DEFECTS: None.
DATE/MARKS: Around 1880. Not marked.
DIMENSIONS: 70 x 60 mm overall (1 inch = 25.4 mm).
WEIGHT: Approx. 24.0 grams.
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