Victorian tourists loved to bring home souvenirs of their travels and this delightfully different cameo brooch may well have been meant for tourist trade.  The carving is a depiction is of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on this cameo pin that measures 1 3/8” x 1”.

The unusual cameo is framed with Victorian style seed imitation pearls that are not glued on but are, rather strung and glued.  The setting is gold fill and has a bail to allow wear as a pendant.