Antique 14K & Carved Carnelian Cameo Ring ametrine Intricately carved with a bird

Intricately carved with a bird and flower motif

it was a suiting memento during the pious Victorian era

he cuts a fine figure

Cloisonné is an enamel technique where formed wires in closed shapes are affixed onto a base and then filled with enamel

Deliciously crafted of 14 karat yellow gold

Antique 14K & Carved Carnelian Cameo Ring ametrine Intricately carved with a birdA cameo is a form of glyptography, or bas relief carving, most often cut into glass, hard stones, and shells. Artworks were crafted to create two layers on one piece of material, the top of which protruded from its background, creating a multi dimensional artwork. These detailed reliefs were often used to adorn pieces of jewelry, including brooches, necklaces, bracelets and rings. The earliest cameos took inspiration from prehistoric petroglyphs,