Hard Stone Cameo of Woman by L ZOELLNER Antique Victorian Gold Filled Pendant

Description

Louis Zellner (1852-1934) was reputed to be the last great cameo carver in the United States. He was well known for carving fine cameos in sardonyx, jasper, moonstone and onyx. Some of his subjects were President Hayes and his wife (which can be found the The Met), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, Edwin Booth, Commodore Vanderbilt, President Washington, President Lincoln and President Garfield. Some pieces would take him 3 to 5 years to complete.
Hard Stone Cameo of Woman by L ZOELLNER Antique Victorian Gold Filled Pendant
Hard Stone Cameo of Woman by L ZOELLNER Antique Victorian Gold Filled Pendant
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Description
Antique women's estate  cameo was hand carved from one piece of onyx. The top layer is off white in color and the bottom layer is translucent red.  pendant ( needs an additional ring to pendant)  depicting a woman with pearl necklaces and set in yellow gold filled mount!
TYPE: Antique Yellow Gold Filled Carved Sardonyx Cameo 1.75" Pendant
STYLE: .Cameo / Victorian
METAL:. Yellow Gold Fill
SIZE: . 1 7/8" length x 1 3/8" width
STONES:. Sardonyx
TTL WEIGHT:. 11.6 grams
STAMPED MARKING: .. see pictures
DEFECTS Some gold loss.  Has been gently loved over time and may show some surface wear.
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i beleive this to be Rarest Hard stone Cameo depicting Queen Marie de' Medici, (French:
Marie de Médicis
, Italian:
Maria de' Medici
; 26 April 1575 – 3 July 1642) was Queen of France as the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the House of Bourbon.  This cameo with details of her dress are amazing, she is wearing a   strand necklace which comes out from a sumptous embroidery collar.  her head and a  curly headband on her curly hair Her face is serious  . This cameo is from citcs 1900's  possibly earlier?  an earlier piece of his ?!  signed by the artist, the German Louis Zoellner, a master carver specializing in hard stone cameos. The signature reads L Zoellner . Louis Zoellner (1852-1934) was reputed to be the last of the great cameo carver's of the United States. He emigrated from Germany in 1871 and his work was much sought-after by the rich and famous of New York. He was well known for carving fine cameos in sardonyx, jasper, moonstone and onyx. Some of his subjects were President Hayes and his wife (which can be found the The Metropolitan Museum of Art), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, Edwin Booth, Commodore Vanderbilt, President Washington, President Lincoln and President Garfield. Some pieces would take him 3 to 5 years to complete. This cameo was hand carved from one piece of onyx. You can find an entire page from The Broocklyn Daily Eagle dated May 1, 1927 dedicated to his work  as last picture of this page.
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