Early Victorian Medusa Cameo Brooch wedding band The heraldic crest depicts an

The heraldic crest depicts an oak tree alongside the Latin motto "Quercus Floreat"

with clear London hallmarks dating it to the year 1878

The five stones rest in pie-crust settings with closed backs and intricate shoulder engraving

Wearable Length: 8 inches

Early Victorian Medusa Cameo Brooch wedding band The heraldic crest depicts anDATE: Victorian, c. 1840 A superb early Victorian shell cameo brooch depicting Medusa the Gorgon. The detailing is exceptional, with Medusa facing left and depicted in the Classical style with winged head and snakes tied beneath her chin. She's rendered in high relief and mounted in 9 karat gold. Medusa is the best known of the three monstrous Gorgon sisters. Their earliest reference is found in Hesiod's Theogony, but it was Ovid who really fleshed