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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1338711, member: 5833&quot;]Well, it&#039;s true that the bulk of my collection is either some kind of shell or some kind of stone, mainly the most common types of each, but that&#039;s what&#039;s out there.&nbsp; I have cameos in helmet, conch, &amp; cowrie shell, what is sometimes mistakenly called oyster shell, as well as a couple of kinds of shell I haven&#039;t yet been able to identify.&nbsp; Some coral.&nbsp; Most of my stone cameos, other than lava, are sardonyx or other ordinary banded agate.&nbsp; A few are more eccentric layered stones.&nbsp; I have a few in bloodstone, a couple in malachite, one in turquoise, &amp; a couple in tiger eye, including this monster:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]220214[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have one Roman agate intaglio &amp; several Roman glass intaglios. A fair assortment of cameos in artificial materials, particularly Celluloid.&nbsp; Also a handful of pieces in ivory.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it comes to stone, I particularly like pre-Victorian pieces using unusual &amp; irregularly colored stone that take their inspiration from the patterns in the stone but they do not often come along at a price I can afford.&nbsp; &nbsp; Always on the lookout for unusual subjects.&nbsp; Of late I have been focusing on signed pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>I showed one of the malachite pieces back on page 64 of this thread.&nbsp; To save you from having to go back:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/cupidshepherdessmalachite-png.170622/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A number of others are sprinkled around throughout the thread.&nbsp; See?&nbsp; We&#039;re not so different.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice bracelet.&nbsp; Now you have to make a point of wearing it.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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