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Antique Victorian Vulcanite Bacchante brooch
Antique Victorian Vulcanite Bacchante brooch
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£249.00 GBP
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A beautiful antique Victorian Vulcanite cameo brooch.
It is a very finely designed brooch in high relief featuring the bust of a Bacchante.
Bacchante were considered to be the female followers of the Roman god of wine Bacchus.
This is a highly detailed piece featuring the maiden amongst grapes and vines with a ram to the lower corner.
Crafted from vulcanite, a compound discovered by Charles Goodyear in c1939 by mixing sulphur with rubber to form a hardened substance, commonly used in the Victorian era as a Whitby Jet substitute but highly collectable now in its own right.
The brooch has a brass C type clasp and pin fastener which is screwed into the back.
Condition:
Good used condition overall with signs of age and use, some small nibbles.
Approx measurements:
2" length including bale
1.72" width
15.87 grams weight
Any questions or queries please contact us.
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It is a very finely designed brooch in high relief featuring the bust of a Bacchante.
Bacchante were considered to be the female followers of the Roman god of wine Bacchus.
This is a highly detailed piece featuring the maiden amongst grapes and vines with a ram to the lower corner.
Crafted from vulcanite, a compound discovered by Charles Goodyear in c1939 by mixing sulphur with rubber to form a hardened substance, commonly used in the Victorian era as a Whitby Jet substitute but highly collectable now in its own right.
The brooch has a brass C type clasp and pin fastener which is screwed into the back.
Condition:
Good used condition overall with signs of age and use, some small nibbles.
Approx measurements:
2" length including bale
1.72" width
15.87 grams weight
Any questions or queries please contact us.
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING.
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