Victorian "The Dancing Muse" Cameo Brooch three-tone This is an original 19th

This is an original 19th century example

by extension

57 carats of bright diamonds

Seed pearls and French cut sapphires

It's likely to have been mounted up with the diamonds during the latter half of the 19th century by a wholesale jewellery manufacturer

Victorian "The Dancing Muse" Cameo Brooch three-tone This is an original 19thDATE: Victorian, c. 1850 A fantastic shell cameo brooch, depicting one of the dancing muses of Greek Mythology. The Nine Muses of the Greek Mythology were deities that gave artists, philosophers and individuals the inspiration for creation. The Nine Muses were: Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomeni, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope. To me, this looks like Terpsichore of lyric and dancing. The other muses had attributes such as history,