Jewellery, Watches, Antiquities and Objects of Vertu

A Victorian oval shell cameo brooch, carved to depict Diana the Huntress, carrying a bow and accompanied by her hound, collet set within a shaped mount with engraved detail, mount stamped ‘9ct’, brooch length 64mm. £200-£260

Diana was the Roman goddess of hunting (Artemis in the Greek pantheon) and is often depicted carrying her hunting bow and wearing a crescent moon in her headdress.