AN ANTIQUE CAMEO BROOCH, GIORGIO ANTONIO GIRARDET CIRCA
AN ANTIQUE CAMEO BROOCH, GIORGIO ANTONIO GIRARDET CIRCA 1870 in high carat yellow gold, set with an oval hardstone cameo carved in detail to depict Aphrodite rising from the sea in a shell drawn by dolphins, signed G A Girardet, in a border of beaded and twisted wirework decoration, with inset glass covered locket aperture to the reverse, mount unsigned, 5.3cm, 28.3g. For another example of work by Girardet, see Sotheby's New York, 18th April 2012, Magnificent Jewels, lot 22, realised USD 13750.
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AN ANTIQUE CAMEO BROOCH, GIORGIO ANTONIO GIRARDET CIRCA 1870 in high carat yellow gold, set with an oval hardstone cameo carved in detail to depict Aphrodite rising from the sea in a shell drawn by dolphins, signed G A Girardet, in a border of beaded and twisted wirework decoration, with inset glass covered locket aperture to the reverse, mount unsigned, 5.3cm, 28.3g. For another example of work by Girardet, see Sotheby's New York, 18th April 2012, Magnificent Jewels, lot 22, realised USD 13750.