Presented here, an outstanding antique Lava cameo made during early Victorian era, most probably at the first half of the 19th Century. The extremely well detailed sculpture-portrait of  the well known Italian painter TIZIANO (1490-1576), which is the original Italian name of TITIAN in English.
He was one of the principal artists of High Renaissance painting of the 16th century, he made several masterpieces such as "Danae" or "The abduction of Europe", among others.  
 
  As shown at the  detailed pictures, no missing material is found in the anywhere, please refer to the pictures.

The lava cameo is framed in fine silver (professionally acid-tested) and has a ring to which can be attached a bail in order to wear it as a pendant using a chain or a cordon. The back size of the cameo is signed TIZIANO (see pics, please) and there are two vertical silver wires to which can be attached a fabric to wear it as chocker.
 
Please refer to the pictures, they speak by themselves.
 
MEASURES: 27 X 39.50mm
WEIGHT: 11.05 grams
ESTIMATED AGE: circa 1840-60.
GENERAL CONDITION: very good general condition. Please refer to the pictures. 
 
These cameos were popular souvenirs of a trip to the south of Italy in the 19th century, mainly known as "GRAND TOUR" (noblesse and whealthy European families used to encourage their children to visit Italy because of its great Art and History). This kind of cameo, mainly mounted as brooches, were popular during the 19th century, especially in the mid to late Victorian period due to the discovery of the buried cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae circa 1748. It is not created from molten lava but rather from the cooled and solidified volcanic rock, known as lava stone.