Antique 14K & Carved Onyx Cameo Conversion Ring Effie Some pieces were custom-made with

Some pieces were custom-made with monograms

With a garland of flowers in her hair

the empire was formally dissolved by the  British Raj after the Indian Rebellion of 1857

Studded with glittering marcasite

or with your favorite pendants on a neck mess

Antique 14K & Carved Onyx Cameo Conversion Ring Effie Some pieces were custom-made withA cameo is a form of glyptography, or bas relief carving, most often cut into glass, hard stones, and shells. Artworks were crafted to create two layers on one piece of material, the top of which protruded from its background, creating a multi dimensional artwork. These detailed reliefs were often used to adorn pieces of jewelry, including brooches, necklaces, bracelets and rings. The earliest cameos took inspiration from prehistoric petroglyphs,