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Age: Mid 20th Century
original condition
Description: Lava cameos are usually a bit down the pecking order when compared to hardstone and shell
It has a definite Victorian look and feel and the hand engraving is very typical of that period but if we're reading the hallmark correctly its a late piece
Size and weight: UK size N
John Stevens of Sheffield British Museum Best of Type Citrine Pique Victorian Brooch antique swedish silver Age: Mid 20th CenturyDescription: Find another one of these! John Stevens work is in the British museum's archive although little is known about him from what we can find out. We have seen and sold a lot of pique work pieces (the Victorians didn't have so many materials to work with so they turned to nature, unluckily for the turtle who's shell was moulded and inlaid with gold and silver) this is the only one we've seen set with a gem. And it is a beautiful, silky
