The oval Venetian glass intaglio with mother-of-pearl support carved to depict the Theban sphinx from Oedipus Rex, in a raised bezel setting, the oval hammered gold frame with collet set cabochon amethysts, completed with a hinged bail signed and stamped 19K.

1 7/8 x 1.5 in.

14.9 dwt.

Private Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Good estate condition.

$1,000 - 2,000