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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 4558234, member: 5833&quot;]Sounds to me as though the coral cameo ring was left on when washing hands or dishes.&nbsp; Damage to the frame without damage to the cameo is pretty common.&nbsp; I can&#039;t think of when I have ever seen a helmet shell cameo with conspicuous signs of scraping or erosion.&nbsp; Most common are cracks in the background layer, which do not require trauma to develop.&nbsp; Have seen worn down coral &amp; conch shell pieces, again, probably due to repeated washing.&nbsp; As you note, a pendant does not come in for the same wear &amp; tear that a ring might.&nbsp; Even brooches are more vulnerable since they may get dropped while pinning on or fall off while being worn.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, but unable to lay hands on any photo examples at the moment.&nbsp; Often the eyes look Asian, even though the rest is copied pretty faithfully.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are Chinese resin copies of some well known subjects:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]404336[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]404338[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]404339[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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