19th Century Egyptian Revival Scarab Necklace OOS It's signed Cartier and numbered

It's signed Cartier and numbered with French hallmarks and English import marks

Posy Rings take their name from the old word Poesy meaning a poem or poetic line

hand carved shell cameo depicting the painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael "St

It dates from the 1960s

19th Century Egyptian Revival Scarab Necklace OOS It's signed Cartier and numberedDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A striking Egyptian Revival scarab necklace dating from the 1880s. The enthusiasm for Ancient Egyptian designs in the decorative arts of the 19th Century is largely attributed to Napoleon's conquest of Egypt. Napoleon took a scientific expedition with him to Egypt, which led to as series of publications called "Description de l'gypte", beginning in 1809. As a result, themes and motifs including scarabs, pyramids, sphinxes, and