Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

A mid 19th century shell cameo brooch, the oval shell carved to depict Pheobus (Apollo) and his Horses, gilt metal mounted, length 6.1cm. £80-£100

The image is after a cameo by Tommaso Saulini (1793-1864), illustrated in Malcolm Stuart Carr’s article ’Tommaso and Luigi Saulini’ in The Connoisseur, November 1975.