Art Deco Athena Cameo Signet Ring pencil just prior to mass-production at

just prior to mass-production at a time when hand-made jewellery had reached a pinnacle of delicacy and refinement

Composed of layer upon layer of calcium and conchiolin (aka nacre)

to become the leading creator of butterfly jewellery throughout the 1920s and '30s

which in this case has been is inlayed onto the silver base links

From its pear cabochon turquoise "brain" and double looped tail

Art Deco Athena Cameo Signet Ring pencil just prior to mass-production atDATE: Art Deco, c. 1930 Excellent Art Deco period signet ring featuring a pressed glass cameo of Athena, goddess of wisdom and war. She's depicted wearing a Corinthian helmet, in profile facing right, with long hair flowing out behind her. Athena was, of course, the adored patroness of the city of Athens a virgin deity, born from the split skull of her father, Zeus, she was also, paradoxically, associated with peace and handicrafts. Modern scholars