Antique Georgian Amor Cameo and 15ct Gold Necklace, c.1820-1830

Antique Georgian Amor Cameo and 15ct Gold Necklace, c.1820-1830

A 15ct yellow gold necklace set with fourteen sardonyx cameos with genre scenes of Amor, the God of Love. Each cameo is set in a rich Georgian mount with fine spirals (cannetille) and granules (grainti), a double textured chain links the last cameos to the clasp.

Georgian, England, Circa 1820-1830.

Details of each cameo, from left to right:

1. Pensive Amor with an amphora
2. Amor with a rooster, symbol of Hermes, symbolizing commerce and vigilance
3. Amor playing a lyre, symbolizing music
4. Amor feeding a swan which shows connection to Apollo, maybe an offering to Apollo
5. Amor on a shell, rowing on a shell boat, symbolizing fate or the connection to his mother Venus
6. Amor riding a seahorse
7. Amor as Bacchus carried by two putti, symbolizing pleasure
8. Amor riding a seahorse
9. Amor rowing, holding a bow and arrow, symbolizing love
10. Amor with a peacock for Juno
11. Amor playing a double flute, sitting before the fire of love, symbolizing music
12. Amor with a dog, symbolizing loyalty
13. Amor holding an amphora
14. Clasp: a pensive seated Amor

• Weight: 42 grams
• Length: 44.5 cm
• Dimensions centre cameo: 2 x 1.6 cm
• Dimensions smallest cameo: 1.2 x 0.8 cm