Exquisite Victorian style mid 20th century large, unmounted Italian conch shell cameo. pdvn787

Mid 20th c Victorian style Italian conch shell cameo. Exquisitely executed use of layering to bring out colors of blush on checks and eyebrows and tonal differentiation on curling hair tendrils. Additional 3 dimensional feeling of tiny pearls as they intertwine from her headdress, hair to her necklace. Stunning and so finely rendered. Measures 3 x 2-7/8 inches. From a dealer’s estate, in her personal collection.