Why Choose Italian Cameo?
Renown for being the best in the world, Italian cameo is delicately carved and polished through centuries of tradition to produce the most exquisite examples.
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Our yellow gold cameo earrings are precious items of jewellery which make particularly stylish accessories. Their neutral tones mean they can be matched with a large number of different fashions.
Each pair of cameo studs is UK hallmarked and sent out by free delivery in The Diamond Store's exclusive presentation set, complete with free insurance valuation at the recommended retail price and free personalised gift message.
For matching cameo jewellery, visit The Diamond Store's choice of cameo rings.
Interesting Facts About Cameo Earrings.....
The word cameo originates from the Italian “commesso” which is a technique started in the late sixteenth century Florence. Pictures are made with thin pieces of brightly coloured, semiprecious stones including agate, onyx, quartz, jasper, granite, amber and lapis lazuli.
The gem is engraved with a design which has a raised surface and is carved from stones with layers of different colours. The first engraving can be traced back to the Greek and Roman Empires. Current designs are usually cut from the top layer which is a light colour against a darker bottom layer which produces the cameo design in relief.
Cameos are elegant pieces of jewellery which have been favoured by the aristocracy over the centuries, particularly in Europe where Napoleon’s coronation crown featured a beautiful cameo design and numerous queens were painted wearing them either as brooches, earrings, rings or pendants. They came into their own when the Medici Family from Florence discovered a higher quality agate mine in the Idar-Oberstein district of Southern Germany. The rich deposits here have all been mined though and now South America supplies some of the best layered agate for modern cameo jewellery.
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