"MADONNA OF THE ROSES", 14k Gold & Shell Cameo pendant - necklace enhancer

"MADONNA OF THE ROSES", GOLD-FRAMED SHELL CAMEO ENHANCER - PENDANT

carved from a single piece of cameo shell, the cameo is collet-set in a yellow gold frame with applied twisted wire border

Carving attributed to the Giovanni Apa Studio (founded 1848) in Torre del Greco, Italy, Bay of Naples

Circa : middle half 1900's

Gold tested : 14k

Overall size : ht 1-5-8"x 1-1/2" (x 3/4-7/8"deep)

Gross wt : .4395 troy oz (gold wt est'd .3025 oz)

Provenance : collected 1970's-80's in Europe


# frrs 25002.................................................................. $ 750.