RARE BEAUTY ANTIQUE LAVA CAMEO 14KGOLD DIAMONDS BROOCH

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RARE MAGNIFICENT LARGE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN LAVA CAMEO PROFILE OF A BEAUTIFUL GRECO ROMAN GODDESS OR MAIDEN HIGH RELIEF EXTREME QUALITY CARVING . THE COLOR OF LAVA IS CHOCOLATE BROWN THE LAVA CAMEO WERE VERY POPULAR IN VICTORIAN ERA AND WERE MADE FROM THE LAVA OF MT VESUVIUS , NAPLES, ITALY , PEOPLE USED TO VISIT THE RUINS OF POMPEI AND BRING BACK A LAVA CAMEO AS A SOUVENIR THE FABULOUS HEAVY MOUNTING IS SOLID 14K GOLD WITH ORNATE MOTIFS AND 18 SPARKLING FACETED DIAMONDS INCRUSTATIONS. THE MOUNTING IS MOST LIKELY FROM A POSTERIOR DATE . PROBABLY EARLY 20TH CENTURY BUT THE MIX IS REALLY SPECTACULAR THE WEIGHT IS 26 GRAMS YOU CAN WEAR IT AS A BROOCH WITH A SECURITY BARREL CLOSURE AND T IS AN ARTICULATED LOOP TO WEAR AS A PENDANT FABULOUS ANTIQUE MINT CONDITION A REAL JEWEL TO ADD TO ANY COLLECTION ! DIMENSIONS : 1 AND 7/8 INCH HIGH WITHOUT LOOP X 1 AND 5/8 INCH WIDE . FROM SIDE CAMEO HIGH RELIEF IS 0.50 INCH PLEASE MAKE SURE TO READ ALL THE DESCRIPTION , DIMENSIONS CONDITION AND TO LOOK AT PICTURES . DON'T HESITATE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOU . THANKS HAPPY BIDDING