Georgian "Socrates" Cameo Brooch silver dating from the 1890s

dating from the 1890s

Known as acrostics

ushering in a Golden Age where culture and

formed from oval onyx discs with an old Euro diamond at the centre and a band of rose cut diamonds and platinum millegrain running diagonally across each one

Georgian "Socrates" Cameo Brooch silver dating from the 1890sThis neoclassical brooch dates from the Georgian period, circa 1800, and features one of the most exceptional cameos I've ever handled. The Greek philosopher Socrates is depicted in relief, carved from a banded cowrie shell. The artist has utilised the different colours in the shell to stunning effect: his hair, beard and eyebrows are white; his skin a tanned brown; and his cloak features dark and light shadow definition, all over an off white