Mid-Victorian "Cupid Carving Aphrodite" Lava Cameo Pendant amber With 18k gold lever back

With 18k gold lever back tops

some small chips and natural inclusions to one stone

A gorgeous antique puffed heart pendant dating from the latter half of the 19th Century

and the stones are a gorgeous pale milky blue colour

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Mid-Victorian "Cupid Carving Aphrodite" Lava Cameo Pendant amber With 18k gold lever backDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 An utterly breathtaking lava cameo pendant dating from the mid 19th Century, circa 1860. The subject is particularly cool, even by the Victorians' neo classical standards Cupid sits on a cloud, inside a scallop shell, carving the head of Aphrodite with hammer and chisel (with a set of compasses to one side). It's pretty much the ultimate amorous romantic sentiment. The detail is just astonishing, carved on both the front and