GRAND AUCTION OF OLD MASTERS, COLONIAL ART AND VINTAGE WATCHES
Lote 273:
Mounted in a mid 19th century gold brooch setting. It was believed that the scarlet flecks in the stone were the blood of Christ, hence its popular use for the subject of Christ throughout the Middle Ages until the 19th century. There is a horizontal hairline crack across the lower third of the cameo. Cameo measures: 3.2 x 2.4 cm. Brooch mount measures: 4.2 x 3.5 cm.
