RARE! Jeweler's Set of 8 Superb Unmounted 19th Century Italy Grand Tour Lava Cameo Palais Royal A lovely piece and nicely

A lovely piece and nicely sized for display at just under 10" wide

The handles are all in sterling silver

1850-70 for that reason

one would need to remove that original sealing wax plug/seal up top

We'd date this beautiful old Italian hand carved Mediterranean red coral bas relief cameo to the Victorian era

RARE! Jeweler's Set of 8 Superb Unmounted 19th Century Italy Grand Tour Lava Cameo Palais Royal A lovely piece and nicelySome time ago I bought out the drawers of an old jeweler's workbench, and there were lots of gorgeous century old hand carved Italian cameos and micro mosaics, and these 8 carved lava pieces, all little works of art, and all passed down through generations of goldsmith jewelers. I love that, in France, many generations of a family stay in the family business, apprentice and eventually take it over, passing one generation to the next. This sale marked