Early Victorian "Perseus & Andromeda" Cameo Brooch posy rings With elegant shoulder details and

With elegant shoulder details and pierced openwork gallery featuring cut-out diamonds and half moons

along with the A*H workmaster's mark of August Hollming who worked for Fabergé between 1880 and 1913

and examples from the latter decades - in line with general jewellery trends - became smaller and more wearable

The quality and craftsmanship are excellent

Wonderfully made

Early Victorian "Perseus & Andromeda" Cameo Brooch posy rings With elegant shoulder details andDATE: Early Victorian, 1858 Prior to Heracles (his half brother and great grandson), Perseus was the greatest Greek hero and slayer of monsters; he got up to much more than slaying Medusa on his famous quest. He' s here depicted with Andromeda, Eros, and the sea monster Cetus. On his way back to Seriphos, having successfully beheaded the Gorgon sister, Perseus travelled through Aethiopia where he stumbled across Andromeda, naked and tied to a rock on