Jewellery, Objects of Vertu, Silver and Watches

A 19th century shell cameo brooch, carved to depict ‘Day’, Eos scattering roses, her gaze fixed on a putto bearing a torch symbolising the dawn, within a gold surround of volutes and beaded detailing, length 5.6cm. £200-£400

The image is after Bertel Thorvaldsen’s ‘Day’ relief, 1815-1816. One of Thorvaldsen’s most popular reliefs, the sculpture merged Baroque traditions with contemporary Neoclassical artistic advancements.