Superb Antique Victorian Carved Figural Red Coral Cameo, Neo Gothic Brooch lap desk A former small flaw

A former small flaw

Beautifully done

The original flask it was made to hold still remains within

coins and such would be deposited for the night

complete with horseshoe

Superb Antique Victorian Carved Figural Red Coral Cameo, Neo Gothic Brooch lap desk A former small flawA lovely old one! I'll be in the Naples area of Italy in only a few weeks, and of course that is where this Grand Tour souvenir brooch would have originally come from the south of Italy is known for the bulk of these old cameos. The gold test tells us this is 8k or less, so we'll call it pinchbeck since it is a great mimic for gold as far as the look of this one. A stunning NeoGothic styling, it's perhaps missing a center bottomo drop, but is