RARE! Jeweler's Set of 8 Superb Unmounted 19th Century Italy Grand Tour Lava Cameo Palais Royal interior ivory page and original

interior ivory page and original fitted presentation box

We'd date this beautiful old Italian hand carved Mediterranean red coral bas relief cameo to the Victorian era

is a Grand Tour souvenir that must have thrilled early travelers as much as these do us today

A lovely piece and nicely sized for display at just under 10" wide

RARE! Jeweler's Set of 8 Superb Unmounted 19th Century Italy Grand Tour Lava Cameo Palais Royal interior ivory page and originalSome time ago I bought out the drawers of an old jeweler's workbench, and there were lots of gorgeous century old hand carved Italian cameos and micro mosaics, and these 8 carved lava pieces, all little works of art, and all passed down through generations of goldsmith jewelers. I love that, in France, many generations of a family stay in the family business, apprentice and eventually take it over, passing one generation to the next. This sale marked