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<p>[QUOTE="BMRT, post: 2346293, member: 10892"]Greetings,</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought a cameo lot recently and wanted your thoughts on a few of them. This first small cameo is signed, the signature looks familiar. The mount is 800 silver. Who is depicted in the front? [ATTACH=full]260811[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]260812[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This next one feels older yet the mount I believe to be more recent. It is unmarked gold and tested well up to 14k. Again, who is the individual[ATTACH=full]260816[/ATTACH] ? [ATTACH=full]260815[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one’s cameo looks more contemporary (the nose, details in the hair) but the mount looks old. The beading around the mount are a faint blue-grey color. Is this glass, plastic or stone? Do you think this is altogether a new piece or cobbled together from parts? [ATTACH=full]260817[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260819[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]260820[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And finally, this is the main reason I bought the lot. This one feels very well carved and I loved the variety of colors from the shell in her hair and body. What puzzles me is how this sits in the frame. Frame is unmarked gold and tested to 14k. There are quality control issues on the frame and the shell doesn’t sit well in the frame. Could this shell be a replacement? Any help y’all can give is greatly appreciated! [ATTACH=full]260821[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]260822[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260823[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BMRT, post: 2346293, member: 10892"]Greetings, I bought a cameo lot recently and wanted your thoughts on a few of them. This first small cameo is signed, the signature looks familiar. The mount is 800 silver. Who is depicted in the front? [ATTACH=full]260811[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]260812[/ATTACH] This next one feels older yet the mount I believe to be more recent. It is unmarked gold and tested well up to 14k. Again, who is the individual[ATTACH=full]260816[/ATTACH] ? [ATTACH=full]260815[/ATTACH] This one’s cameo looks more contemporary (the nose, details in the hair) but the mount looks old. The beading around the mount are a faint blue-grey color. Is this glass, plastic or stone? Do you think this is altogether a new piece or cobbled together from parts? [ATTACH=full]260817[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260819[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]260820[/ATTACH] And finally, this is the main reason I bought the lot. This one feels very well carved and I loved the variety of colors from the shell in her hair and body. What puzzles me is how this sits in the frame. Frame is unmarked gold and tested to 14k. There are quality control issues on the frame and the shell doesn’t sit well in the frame. Could this shell be a replacement? Any help y’all can give is greatly appreciated! [ATTACH=full]260821[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]260822[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]260823[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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