Victorian Medusa Cameo Brooch georgian 4cm (not including jump ring)

4cm (not including jump ring)

and the artisan has used the same design on both front and back

Slightly gothic vibes with the split claw setting and fine scrolled shoulders

Stones: Emerald and pearl

Victorian Medusa Cameo Brooch georgian 4cm (not including jump ring)ON HOLD An exceptional Victorian cameo brooch depicting everyone's favourite Gorgon, Medusa. Carved from Bull's Mouth shell (Cassis Rufa), she's wonderfully detailed, eyes closed, with wings and snakes in her hair and tied around her throat. Set in a purpose built 18 carat gold brooch mount with double rope twist border a simple nod to the Etruscan Revivalist movement popular at the time. The cameo is Italian, likely picked up by a Grand Tourer on