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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 8062746, member: 79705"]Cameo carving gets less skillful as they fall out of fashion in 20th c. The worst ones tend to be on costume and lower grade jewelry. So yes, they had worth but they were the budget option carving. I imagine time had a lot to do with it too. Carvers paid for quick output, not artistry.</p><p><br /></p><p>They do sketch the image on the surface so I'm guessing if you're not that great an artist then your problems begin at the beginning. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 8062746, member: 79705"]Cameo carving gets less skillful as they fall out of fashion in 20th c. The worst ones tend to be on costume and lower grade jewelry. So yes, they had worth but they were the budget option carving. I imagine time had a lot to do with it too. Carvers paid for quick output, not artistry. They do sketch the image on the surface so I'm guessing if you're not that great an artist then your problems begin at the beginning. :hilarious:[/QUOTE]
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