Antique Late Georgian Early Victorian 12ct Yellow Gold And Shell Cameo Of A Round Boy Willis and Co

Willis and Co

Crafted around 1910 from soft hued 9ct rose gold and modelled as our iconic Kookaburra sitting on a branch and embellished with natural Turquoise cabochon and natural seed pearls with a tiny faceted garnet for his eye

not hollow and flimsily made which is evidenced by not only the weight and craftsmanship but by the opening mechanism of the locket

19cm Length

Crafted by one of our renowned early jewellery firms Willis and Son in the first decades of the 20th century

Antique Late Georgian Early Victorian 12ct Yellow Gold And Shell Cameo Of A Round Boy Willis and CoReleasing from our personal collection this antique 12ct yellow gold and exquisite shell Cameo of a young lad. Impeccably carved this handsome young boy is detailed in profile, in period costume, the detail is superb. We do not know who this young boy is but believe it could have been carved, at great expense at the time, of a beloved son of a wealthy family. Set in a frame of gold which is unsigned but tested as 12ct gold and would have began its