Attention:Bronwen

Well, so much for my test!! LOL!

I'm on my way out for a fun night of rock n roll....dancing to the Bostonrockabillies!! Chuck Berry here I come!!

 

They're real, not part of the design, just age. They are superficial, on the surface only. Same with the coloring. They turn up painted different ways & in my experience the paint is water soluble, so if you try to clean...

I think sometimes people repainted themselves:

Have a fabulous time & thank you for your kind words about my collection.

 

I had a fantastic time.....I love to dance and usually get to go 3/4 times a month.....usually on Sunday nights.

You do have a most wonderful collection, and I'll repeat myself by saying I had never seen such beauty. Your collection is outstanding, and to see them is an education in and of itself. When I'm antiquing, which I am getting to do today with a friend, I shall pay more attention and look for the quality you have shown us to exist.

The one in your last post........a bit Garish?????

 

Recently I read an online post called "10 Worst Art Restorations," or something like that. The last one Bronwen posted reminds me of some of those!

 

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A+ Of course it is not the cameo that was carved, it's molded. It's actually quite elaborate, as well as a bit weird (I before E. Hah!). The test question sample is difficult to make out when it is so washed out. But sometimes that's the sort of photo you have to base a buying decision on.

This one is a bit clearer.

 

Excellent! I used to take dance classes & do love to dance, but never did any kind of social dancing on a regular basis.

Believe me, it was a new world to me too, when I began to look at cameos beyond the shell ones we all know.

A bit?!

As I said somewhere above, the paint on these can be water soluble. For this one, I prefer to think someone painted it themselves after the original paint wore off. I need to believe no manufacturer sent it out that way.

 

So now we all know why post #194 on this thread is funny:

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/laughable-eboo-listings.28501/page-10