SOLD Antique French Hand Painted Enamel Brooch In Fer Blanc Setting medal This antique Egyptian Revival conversion

This antique Egyptian Revival conversion ring has a preserved scarab set in sterling silver with enamel accents

some of the artifacts were sold independently during the archeological expeditions and by scavengers seeking to make a profit from the relics

and makes a wonderful gift for the dog lover in your life

Inscribed:  'Souvenir de lere Communion Paris le 4 Mar 1865' (first communion

This large oval cameo brooch depicts a kneeling angel

SOLD Antique French Hand Painted Enamel Brooch In Fer Blanc Setting medal This antique Egyptian Revival conversionThroughout the eighteenth and nineteenth century, western artists were obsessed with the classic Greek and Roman mythologies as serious themes for their artistic subjects. In art, architecture and jewelry, the classics held a position of reverence and honor, as they considered the achievements of the Roman and Greek empires to be the epitome of human accomplishment. The story of Eros (Cupid) and Psyche's (Anima) forbidden love, always a crowd pleaser,