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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 9747772, member: 5833&quot;]The cameo is lava [as evelyb just added], unusual in a ring &amp; not a very sturdy material to use as a ring stone as it chips &amp; erodes easily.&nbsp; Is that a gouge to the metal in the 4th photo?&nbsp; Does the cameo rattle in the setting?</p><p><br /></p><p>Have to say, I don&#039;t love it myself, and rings that are a smaller size than about a US 6 are a hard sell.&nbsp; It does have a bit of deco flair.&nbsp; Would your great aunt have been an adult by the 20s/30s?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m in favor of the gentle cleaning with toothpaste to see what you can make out of the gold &amp; diamonds.&nbsp; A going over with a jewellery wipe &amp; some elbow grease might also yield a good result.&nbsp; In general I advise against getting lava wet because you don&#039;t always know what will happen.&nbsp; But I suspect this girl has been dunked before &amp; stayed dark.&nbsp; No reason gold on the outside shouldn&#039;t be as bright as inner gold.&nbsp; You may be surprised at how much more appealing she looks brightened up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can&#039;t hurt to ask the cute dog&#039;s owner what options there are to have it altered &amp; what the range of expense is.&nbsp; From what I can see, the cameo could easily be broken out of there; I can&#039;t see how it could survive in saleable condtion.&nbsp; Not so sure how easy it would be to replace it with something else.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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