FRENCH 1890 Art Nouveau Limoges Enameled Pendant Brooch In 18Kt

French art Nouveau enameled pendant brooch. This is an exceptional pendant-brooch, created in Limoges France during the Art Nouveau period, back in the 1890. The rare brooch was carefully crafted with classical patterns in repousse yellow gold of 18 karats. The piece is embellished in the center with a round panel depicting a classical scene with the mythological figures of Venus and Cupid, enameled in dark red and white applications in high relief. It is fitted at the reverse, with a hinged horizontal pin bar with a security hook to wear as a brooch and a ring to wear in a chain. This beautiful piece will be a great addition to a jewelry collection from this period. Venus And Cupid Venus is a Roman goddess, whose functions encompass love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. In Roman mythology, she was the ancestor of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy. Julius Caesar claimed her as his ancestor. Venus was central to many religious festivals, and was revered in Roman religion under numerous cult titles. The Romans adapted the myths and iconography of her Greek counterpart Aphrodite for Roman art and Latin literature. In the later classical tradition of the West, Venus became one of the most widely referenced deities of Greco-Roman mythology as the embodiment of love and sexuality. In another allegory, Cupid's mother, Venus (Aphrodite), became so jealous of the beautiful mortal Psyche that she