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| Bracelet from the Cameo Parure Italian Crown Copyright The Royal Collection Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
This bracelet was made in Turin, Italy in 1829 and is assembled from cameos which were carved between the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. The bracelet is part of a parure of pieces comprised of cameos set in frames of Burmese rubies set in closed gold collets. The rubies are foiled to enhance their fire.
The parure was purchased by Queen Mary, consort of King George V. The cameos on the bracelet depicts scenes from Roman history as well as mythological subjects such as cupid, Mars and Venus and a depiction of the sacrifice of a goat.
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