Antique French Hand Painted Enamel & Seed Pearl Locket Pendant in Pomponne carved carnelian largely in reaction against the

largely in reaction against the formality and strict rules of the official style of Neoclassicism

Finely crafted in a thin layer of gold over silver

this realistically executed snake ring has detailed scales and features

Marks: Stone: Intaglio monogram R

This large oval brooch is made from carved onyx with a sleek beveled edge

Antique French Hand Painted Enamel & Seed Pearl Locket Pendant in Pomponne carved carnelian largely in reaction against theThe Bourbon Restoration was the period of French history during which the House of Bourbon returned to power after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1814. With political change, fashions also evolved. the French Restoration style was predominantly Neoclassicism, but also showed the beginnings of Romanticism in music, literature and decorative arts. This stunning French pendant is crafted in pomponne, the equivalent of Pinchbeck, or gold over another