The carved agate cameo depicting a costumed male in profile, within a frame set with single-cut diamonds, signed A.G. Girardet; circa 1890.

In good condition. Small chip to neckline of the drape. Diamonds are of decorative quality. Pin finding is slightly bent.
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The Castellani workshop lists G.A. Girardet several times in their registers, often in the second half of the 19th century. Other exmaples of his carving work can be seen in Castellani by Susan Weber Soros and Stefanie Walker, ed. 'Cameos & Intaglios,' pages 111 and 115.