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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 2178877, member: 5833&quot;]Welcome, antiquefan, to the forum &amp; this thread.&nbsp; And thank you for the compliments.&nbsp; The thread has become rather unwieldy, but can be fun just to scroll through for pix &amp; stop to read where something grabs you.&nbsp; There&#039;s a <a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameo-signature-help-needed.38228/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameo-signature-help-needed.38228/">sister thread about cameo signatures</a> that does get into the weeds but also has many photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>How nice to have something that has been handed down this way.&nbsp; The cameo itself is helmet shell &amp; would have been cut in Italy.&nbsp; The mount may well be white gold &amp; was probably made in the country where you live.&nbsp; I think of these as &#039;corsage ladies&#039;.&nbsp; They were popular from the late 20s into the 30s.&nbsp; Don&#039;t know if you&#039;ll be able to see much in these pix of catalogue pages from 1929 &amp; 30:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]253451[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]253452[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&#039;Cornelian Cameos&#039; means cut from cornelian (in the US &#039;carnelian&#039; has become more common) shell, a name in the jewellery trade for helmet shell, due to the similarity of color to the stone.&nbsp; These are not &#039;hardstone&#039; cameos.</p><p><br /></p><p>The &#039;S&#039; was acid etched, but afraid it does not convey anything to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>The earring clutch is a good idea.&nbsp; I have seen stickpin clutches used for this purpose.</p><p><br /></p><p>Love your kitties.&nbsp; Siblings?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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