Cameo Brooch, Eighteenth Century,

This portrait of a man in profile is made in cameo on a shell, circled with gilded metal, it is mounted on a tortoiseshell support, inlaid with flower motifs and foliage in gilded and silvered metal. Delicately sculpted, the subject of a certain age, with a receding hairline, is wearing a ponytail. The hook, in silver, reported is modern. This brooch was also to be worn as a medallion and was provided with a bail. Antique jewels are rare, we come across some Napoleon III jewels from time to time, more rarely Restoration or even from the Empire period, but we only very rarely come across any that are from the Louis XVI or Louis XV period or even earlier than these. eras. Period, second half of the 18th century. Some small gaps are to be noted, they are clearly visible in the photos. Size 4.7cm x 4.2cm.