Regency Period Thorvaldsen's Day & Night Cameo Earrings intaglio and was likewise a vastly

and was likewise a vastly influential figure

evidence of an old resize to the back of the band

and features an intaglio carved owl crest

The level of craftsmanship is often nothing short of remarkable given the circumstances

Regency Period Thorvaldsen's Day & Night Cameo Earrings intaglio and was likewise a vastlyDATE: Georgian Regency, c. 1815 Remarkable shell cameo earrings dating from the English Regency Period, circa 1815. The subjects are Bertel Thorvaldsen's Day and Night after his famous marble reliefs, and they're set in wonderfully intricate cannetille and oak leaf earring mounts. The pair, as opposites, represent the two halves of a day, together making a whole. Night hangs in the sky, eyes closed, with children in her embrace and poppies (long known