SOLD Antique 8K & Carved Shell Cameo Cupid & Psyche Brooch 12K gold filled late-Georgian/ early Victorian women sought

late-Georgian/ early Victorian women sought out comet-themed brooches in gold and diamonds or silver and paste

For centuries famous makers and jewelry houses have featured bows in nearly all of their pieces

Converted from an antique brooch using an antique replica shank

wear commensurate with age and use

for an overall lovely

SOLD Antique 8K & Carved Shell Cameo Cupid & Psyche Brooch 12K gold filled late-Georgian/ early Victorian women soughtThroughout the eighteenth and nineteenth century, western artists not only favored Christian subject matter, but they also 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 Cupid and