Georgian Pearl & Enamel Bacchante Cameo Brooch citrine on the insistence of a

on the insistence of a single officer

DATE: 18th Century

the salutation can be traced back as far as the 1710s when it's thought the "returns" part referred to "yield" or "profit

It features a plain double band

Georgian Pearl & Enamel Bacchante Cameo Brooch citrine on the insistence of aDATE: Georgian, c. 1801 An outstanding Georgian cameo brooch featuring the most wonderful Bacchante in unusually high relief. The mount is French (the cameo's Italian) and the quality is remarkable, an intricate foliate black enamel border with a halo of natural pearls set back from the stone, larger pearls at each of the four compass points. The cameo is perfectly executed, the bust carved from a white seam, rising over a centimetre above the grey