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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 2380402, member: 5833&quot;]The cameos would have been for the Order of Victoria and Albert that she created, so there was a need for many.&nbsp; After Tommaso&#039;s death I thought his nephew Luigi continued fulfilling the commission, but maybe I&#039;m wrong about that.&nbsp; I do know that James Ronca was the last to supply them.&nbsp; Cameos were in both hardstone &amp; shell, depending on the class.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/442015/badge-of-the-order-of-victoria-and-albert-first-class" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/442015/badge-of-the-order-of-victoria-and-albert-first-class" rel="nofollow">https://www.rct.uk/collection/442015/badge-of-the-order-of-victoria-and-albert-first-class</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/b/3/256176-1330622312.jpg?itok=msQt5zBi" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The one Queen Victoria herself wore was different from all others.&nbsp; I&#039;m betting they are right that this shell cameo was a study.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/2/collection/53574/cameo-for-a-badge-of-the-order-of-victoria-and-albert" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/2/collection/53574/cameo-for-a-badge-of-the-order-of-victoria-and-albert" rel="nofollow">https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/2/collection/53574/cameo-for-a-badge-of-the-order-of-victoria-and-albert</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/d/6/169981-1297751764.jpg?itok=UVY-Iu9v" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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