SOLD Vintage 18K & Reverse Intaglio Crocodile on Moss Agate Pendant cobalt Purely delightful and eye catching

Purely delightful and eye catching

Finely carved of shell

Carefully etched scales add texture to the split band

with articulated blades

we have named this handsome guy "Lord Jupiter"

SOLD Vintage 18K & Reverse Intaglio Crocodile on Moss Agate Pendant cobalt Purely delightful and eye catchingA reverse intaglio carving is a true form of skilled art! A design is drawn on the flat side and is delicately hand carved into the crystal, and then painted in reverse by a masterful maker. This is quite unlike normal intaglio, which is painted on the front, as everything has to be done in reverse and from the back. Painting directly into the carved inside of the dome gives the paintings an incredible three dimensional or 'trompe loeil' effect. This