Art Deco Athena Cameo Signet Ring pencil The irregular nature of the

The irregular nature of the cut gives it the kind of personality so often lost in modern brilliant cuts

Amethyst intaglio in foiled setting

just prior to mass-production at a time when hand-made jewellery had reached a pinnacle of delicacy and refinement

Composed of layer upon layer of calcium and conchiolin (aka nacre)

it's well made and good looking

Art Deco Athena Cameo Signet Ring pencil The irregular nature of theDATE: Art Deco, c. 1930 Excellent Art Deco period signet ring featuring a pressed glass cameo of Athena, goddess of wisdom and war. She's depicted wearing a Corinthian helmet, in profile facing right, with long hair flowing out behind her. Athena was, of course, the adored patroness of the city of Athens a virgin deity, born from the split skull of her father, Zeus, she was also, paradoxically, associated with peace and handicrafts. Modern scholars