and continues to be popular today
which represented tears of sorrow
with two smaller garnets and four seed pearls as accent stones
Travelers on the Grand Tour of Europe found the newly excavated ruins of Pompeii to be an irresistible stop
and for anyone feeling the pull of Egyptomania
Antique 10K & Carved Shell Cameo Ring doublet and continues to be popularA cameo is a form of glyptography, or bas relief carving, most often cut into glass, hard stones, and shells. Artworks were crafted to create two layers on one piece of material, the top of which protruded from its background, creating a multi dimensional artwork. These detailed reliefs were often used to adorn pieces of jewelry, including brooches, necklaces, bracelets and rings. The earliest cameos took inspiration from prehistoric petroglyphs,