An early 19th century gold-mounted lava cameo necklace
Composed of six vari-coloured lava cameos each carved to depict the bust of a Greek philosopher including Homer, Socrates and Menander, each cameo in gold cut-down mounts to later adapated fancy-link neckchain, approximately 40.0 cm. long, the cameo mounts circa 1820, formerly mounted as a bracelet
An early 19th century gold-mounted lava cameo necklace
Composed of six vari-coloured lava cameos each carved to depict the bust of a Greek philosopher including Homer, Socrates and Menander, each cameo in gold cut-down mounts to later adapated fancy-link neckchain, approximately 40.0 cm. long, the cameo mounts circa 1820, formerly mounted as a bracelet