Antique Stick Pin with a Fragment of an Older Cameo, c. 1910 & earlier

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Antique Stick Pin with a Fragment of an Older Cameo, c. 1910 & earlier

€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

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Let's go on a journey through time with this piece of jewellery - not just one, but two! Because this piece of jewellery combines two eras. The delicate gold pin holds a fragment of an agate cameo. The preserved part shows a tranquil scene of country life: a woman sits in front of a Renaissance building and milks a buffalo cow. The depiction appears quiet, almost contemplative, as if the unknown lapidary had wanted to capture the everyday life of his time for a moment. The cameo is not complete and has only survived as a fragment; it was very probably once part of a larger scene, perhaps a Nativity with the stable in Bethlehem. The technique and formal language of the carving lead us to assume that the cameo was created in the early modern period, in the 16th or 17th century. The fact that the small relief was highly valued is shown by the fine, elaborate gold setting, which was placed around the agate many generations later. The goldsmith completed the missing sections on the golden base ring around the cameo: fine engravings begin where the stone ends, as if the image were continuing seamlessly. On the outside, the scene is framed by a band of engraved rose petals in the typical style of the early years after 1900. The combination of old stone carving and later additions gives the piece a special charm. It is as if two craftsmen had worked together for centuries. We discovered the pin in Stuttgart.

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Where two Masters Meet

€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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