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Antique VICTORIAN 10K Gold Shell CAMEO Brooch PSYCHE
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Antique Victorian Shell Cameo of **PSYCHE c.1870-80 10K Gold Mount Truly one of the nicest vameos I have sold in some time...This is an exquisite genuine shell cameo depicting the Greek Goddess, Psyche, the Bride of cupid. Psyche is generally identified by a butterfly wing in her hair, which is used to symbolize the soul. On this unusual cameo, an additional butterfly can also be seen on Psyche's right shoulder. It is a lovely carving, done with considerable skill and attention to detail. Not a flat piece, the shell is carved using the natural flow of the shell. It is slightly domed with variations in height and depth. T are no hairlines or cracks in the shell. A few natural inclusions (lighter areas on the shell) can be seen at the back when held to the light. The lovely mount, tests to be 10K Gold (not marked) and does not appear to be bent or damaged in any way. It has what appears to be its original tube-hinge, c-clasp and extended pin stem (somewhat loose). Measures a generous, 2" long x 1.50" wide The goddess Psyche started out as a mortal, but one of exquisite grace and beauty. Fervently courted by numerous mortal men and gods, Psyche truly wasn't interested in romance and she wasn't just playing hard to get! This offended Aphrodite, the goddess of love, who decided to bring Psyche down a notch by sending her son Eros, the god of love, to shoot her with one of his magical arrows tipped in an aphrodisiac that would make her fall hopelessly in love with the first man she saw, no matter how wretched, unsuitable, or unappealing he might be. But as the Fates (the Greek goddesses responsible for luck and destiny) would have it, just as Eros had Psyche lined up in his sights, Eros stumbled and accidentally pricked himself with the arrow and fell madly in love with Psyche himself .
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