SOLD Antique 8K & Carved Shell Cameo Cupid & Psyche Brooch 12K gold filled wear commensurate with age and

wear commensurate with age and use

Ancient Romans believed that wearing coral would protect children

Seed Pearls

There is some wear to the enamel

SOLD Antique 8K & Carved Shell Cameo Cupid & Psyche Brooch 12K gold filled wear commensurate with age andThroughout 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