Brooch-Pendant
ca. 1870 (made)
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This cameo is signed by Georges Bissinger who was a gem engraver of German birth who worked in Paris in the second half of the nineteenth century. His finely carved cameos copied English and French Royal portraits and some models and techniques of carving from 16th century Italian gem engravers. His skill was demonstrated in a series of 112 gems copied from examples in the Cabinet des Médailles in Paris which he exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1878.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, brilliant-cut diamonds, layered agate |
| Brief description | Brooch-pendant with a cameo of a bacchante. France, Paris, about 1870; cameo cut by Georges Bissinger (1836-1912). Gold, brilliant-cut diamonds and a layered agate cameo |
| Physical description | Brooch-Pendant with a cameo of a bacchante. France, Paris, about 1870; cameo cut by Georges Bissinger (1836-1912) Gold, with brilliant-cut diamonds and a layered agate cameo |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ? '8. W.' (signed by Georges Bissinger, scratch-lettered (only partly legible)) |
| Object history | Signed by Georges Bissinger (working in Paris in the second half of the 19th century, died 1921). Scratch-lettered: ? 8. W. |
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| Summary | This cameo is signed by Georges Bissinger who was a gem engraver of German birth who worked in Paris in the second half of the nineteenth century. His finely carved cameos copied English and French Royal portraits and some models and techniques of carving from 16th century Italian gem engravers. His skill was demonstrated in a series of 112 gems copied from examples in the Cabinet des Médailles in Paris which he exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1878. |
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| Accession number | M.3-1980 |
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| Record created | August 26, 2005 |
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