14k Gold Shell Brooch

14k Gold Shell Brooch

Article

1214745

Location

Paris, France

Closing at

July 11, 2026

Category

Brooch

Year of Production

Second Half of the 19th Century

Dimensions

Height: 6.3 cm, Width: 5.5 cm

Material

14k Gold, Shell

Gross Weight

21.00 g

Clasp Or Buckle

Spring Pin

Gender

Women

Motif

Hemera, Selene, Ivy Leaf

Type

Cameo

Description

Oval 14k gold brooch with chased ivy leaves and a delicate frieze of ovals, adorned with a large shell cameo depicting the allegorical figures of Day, Hemera, and Night, Selene, as profile busts facing right, fastened with a spring pin, with no visible hallmark, height 6.3 cm, width 5.5 cm, gross weight 21.00 g, England, Victorian period, second half of the 19th Century.

Provenance

No provenance provided
Estimates: €1,000 – €2,000

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