Georgian Baccante Lava Cameo Brooch jack in a box January 25

January 25

A cute antique lucky pig charm pendant in 9 karat gold

Length retracted: 4

made around 1910

with the bicycle trade one of the few parts of the economy to display continued growth with people buying bicycles "whether they could afford them or not"

Georgian Baccante Lava Cameo Brooch jack in a box January 25DATE: Georgian, c. 1820 A cool Georgian lava cameo brooch dating from the early 19th century, circa 1820. The subject is a Baccante with characteristic ivy leaves worn in the hair (also confirmed by an inscription on the back of the cameo). Carved from a single piece of gray green Mount Vesuvius lava, it will have been brought back by a Grand Tourer to commemorate (presumably suitably hedonistic) time spent in Rome. The detail is excellent, carved in