A Rare Cameo Brooch by Alexis Falize
Paris, circa 1850-60
the central oval cornelian cameo featuring the portrait bust of a Roman emperor in high relief, framed by radiating opaque white enamelled motifs within a green translucent enamelled border, the whole contained in a diamond set frame.
Signed with the first poinçon registered by Alexis Falize in 1841.
Length: 3.7cm
Illustrated
Illustrated in Falize, A Dynasty of Jewellers by Katherine Purcell, p.269.
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