Antique Vintage Hand carved Italian Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant gold filled carnelian pendant necklace combo stamped 14kt F227 18x13mm There is a $300 charge

There is a $300 charge to develop the cameo

You can see in the photo there is a small bit of the old cloth cord still sticking out near the bottom

This stone is what we call a matrix stone

I know if we still made jewelry ourselves we would use all these stones in some way

Antique Vintage Hand carved Italian Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant gold filled carnelian pendant necklace combo stamped 14kt F227 18x13mm There is a $300 chargeThis is a smaller cameo measuring a little over an inch tall. It would work really well as a pendant if you lean more to wearing a necklace over a brooch. It has a soldered on bail on the back that will allow you to pass a chain directly through it. It also has a pin with a safety clasp on it so it can be worn as a brooch. The Cameo is set in a yellow gold frame stamped 1 20 14kt G. F. Any tarnish or antique is left as found. You can polish this up if