$10,000
Four cameo brooches, and one unmounted cameo: Carved agate Medusa cabinet cameo in deep relief, ca. 1880, 1 5/8" x 1 3/8" x 1"; Silver mounted Edwardian amethyst glass cameo brooch with baroque pearl pendant by Bill Tendler, made for Dora Jane Janson after an Art Nouveau design by Rene Lalique, signed Tendler, 3 1/4"; White onyx profile portrait of Napoleon as Caesar, modern gold frames, 2 3/8"; Head of Medusa carved shell in Italian Archaeological Revival style 18k brooch mount, 19th c., 2 1/2". Two gold cameos: 48.9 dwt. GW. Provenance: Collection of Dora Jane Janson. Literature: Janson, Dora Jane. From Slave to Siren. The Duke University Museum of Art. 1971. Cat. #4, 5, 11.
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2015-12-06
