A mid 19th century shell cameo brooch, the oval shell carved to depict Phoebus and his Horses, in a scrolling gold surround, diameter 6cm. £80-£100

The image is after a cameo by Tommaso Saulini (1793-1864), illustrated in Malcolm Stuart Carr’s article ’Tommaso and Luigi Saulini’ in The Connoisseur, November 1975.