Loyal Love

Antique Shell Cameo of Fides Set in Gold, Italy ca. 1875


€ 498.00 *
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Antique Shell Cameo of Fides Set in Gold, Italy ca. 1875
Antique Shell Cameo of Fides Set in Gold, Italy ca. 1875
Description
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Cut into the shell of a sea snail we see the bust of a young woman. The finely engraved relief of the conch shell shows the graceful lady in profile to the right with her hair pinned up and decorated with ivy vines. The sitter in this cameo from Victorian times is Fides, the personification of loving fidelity. As firmly as ivy climbs a wall and does not let go again, loyalty binds two people together - that is why the ivy is an attribute of Fides depicted here. This Victorian symbolic language was also associated by the painter Philip Hermogenes Calderon in his painting "Broken Vows" (1856), in which he depicted a faithful lover in front of a wall overgrown with ivy. The small cameo is set in 14-karat gold, making it wearable as a brooch. It is very well preserved and came to us here in Berlin. The typical late Victorian piece of jewelry celebrates faithful love and is thus suitable as a gift for example for a wedding anniversary.
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Cut into the shell of a sea snail we see the bust of a young woman. The finely engraved relief of the conch shell shows the graceful lady in profile to the right with her hair pinned up and decorated with ivy vines. The sitter in this cameo from Victorian times is Fides, the personification of loving fidelity. As firmly as ivy climbs a wall and does not let go again, loyalty binds two people together - that is why the ivy is an attribute of Fides depicted here. This Victorian symbolic language was also associated by the painter Philip Hermogenes Calderon in his painting "Broken Vows" (1856), in which he depicted a faithful lover in front of a wall overgrown with ivy. The cameo is set in 14-karat gold, making it wearable as a brooch and as a pendant. It is in very good condition and came to us from western Germany. The typical late Victorian piece of jewelry celebrates faithful love and so is suitable as a gift for example for a wedding anniversary.
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Antique Shell Cameo of Fides Set in Gold, Italy ca. 1875
Loyal Love
€ 498.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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