Victorian 14kt Carved Hardstone Cameo Pin/Pendant Emerald and rubies are intact

and rubies are intact

Condition: The pin is in excellent condition

this wonderful piece portrays a long bar pin which has the head of a bearded fortune teller at the end

" and a name from the Bible

and 1/8" at the narrowest point

Victorian 14kt Carved Hardstone Cameo Pin/Pendant Emerald and rubies are intactThe earliest known use of shell for cameo carving was during the 15th and 16th centuries. Before that, cameos were carved from hardstone. The Renaissance cameos are typically white on a grayish background and were carved from the shell of a mussel or cowry. In the mid 18th century, explorations revealed new shell varieties. Helmet shells from the West Indies, and queen conch shells from the Bahamas arrived in Europe, thus sparking a big increase in