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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 613782, member: 5833&quot;]Welcome, NinaNini.&nbsp; You have inherited some really beautiful things and have already been given good guidance on them.&nbsp; As Holly, says, this cameo is carved from a single large piece of opal, not two pieces glued together.&nbsp; I think the cameo and its mount are contemporary with each other, so not super old, although not brand new either.&nbsp; There&#039;s a deco influence to the cameo.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think the figure is meant to be identifiable in the way that figures on cameos in the neoclassical style are.&nbsp; Davey&#039;s Water Bearer suggestion has a lot going for it.&nbsp; You&#039;re not an Aquarius, by any chance?&nbsp; Gorgeous piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>The best known name in opal carving is Wilhelm Schmidt.&nbsp; This does not look like his work (which he did not sign) but he inspired others.&nbsp; Schmidt really pushed the boundaries of gem engraving:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://gem-a.com/news-publications/news-blogs/gems-from-gem-a/gem/cameos-natural-history-museum-london" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://gem-a.com/news-publications/news-blogs/gems-from-gem-a/gem/cameos-natural-history-museum-london" rel="nofollow">https://gem-a.com/news-publications/news-blogs/gems-from-gem-a/gem/cameos-natural-history-museum-london</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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