SOLD Vintage 18K & Reverse Intaglio Crocodile on Moss Agate Pendant cobalt it is a toss-up whether

it is a toss-up whether it's a portrait of an actual person or a copy of a popular artwork or celebrity of the time

Finely carved of shell

Originally dubbed "The Order of Good Things"

Carved shell cameo

we have named this handsome guy "Lord Jupiter"

SOLD Vintage 18K & Reverse Intaglio Crocodile on Moss Agate Pendant cobalt it is a toss-up whetherA reverse intaglio carving is a true form of skilled art! A design is drawn on the flat side and is delicately hand carved into the crystal, and then painted in reverse by a masterful maker. This is quite unlike normal intaglio, which is painted on the front, as everything has to be done in reverse and from the back. Painting directly into the carved inside of the dome gives the paintings an incredible three dimensional or 'trompe loeil' effect. This