Ring with Antique Onyx Cameo of Ceres, England c. 1880 & Later

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Ring with Antique Onyx Cameo of Ceres, England c. 1880 & Later

€ 890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

Carved representations have always been part of our hobbyhorses, especially those made of hardstones such as agates or onyx with motifs from classical antiquity. In the 18th and 19th centuries, cameos with subjects from antiquity were a sign of one's own education and were also conversation pieces to which people attached importance. This ring, which probably began its life as an earring or a pin, shows the image of a goddess cut from agate. The cameo cutter skillfully used the stone, which grew in natural layers, in such a way that the raised bust of the goddess appears white against the black background - although both belong to the same stone. Therein lies the art of the cameo cutter: to engrave the motif so skillfully that one might think they were two different materials. The Roman goddess Ceres, to whom the Greek Demeter corresponds, appears calm and with a smile on her face, which is turned to the left. She can be recognized as the goddess of fertility and marriage by the wreath of ears in her hair. She was also regarded as the guardian of just legislation. Who knows who she accompanied in Victorian times? Perhaps a mother or a particularly righteous person? One thing is certain: the simple ring band, which makes the finely cut cameo wearable as a ring today, was added in the 20th century. However, the elegant gold setting that holds the Ceres securely in place dates back to the second half of the 19th century. The ring came to us as it is from the south of England.

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€ 890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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