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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 2346410, member: 5833"]The last one is a nice Edwardian era <a href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/olympian-gods/diana-artemis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/olympian-gods/diana-artemis" rel="nofollow">Diana/Artemis</a>. All the cameos are helmet shell. Large pieces that are bezel set require a bezel custom made to follow the curves around the edges. Does the bezel she is in mirror the way the edges rise & fall? From the back she does not look seated well. Can't tell if she is slightly too large or sitting at an angle. Is she secure?</p><p><br /></p><p>The second one looks inspired by some <a href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/minor-gods/psyche" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/minor-gods/psyche" rel="nofollow">Psyches</a>, but has a flapper look. Brooch findings put her to second quarter of the XXth.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first one looks like she should be someone, but would have to be described as 'classical female feeding birds'. <a href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/minor-gods/hebe-and-eagle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/minor-gods/hebe-and-eagle" rel="nofollow">Hebe</a> is probably behind her; wrong birds. The acid etched signature is neater than usual. Can't see all of it because of glare; what I can see is not ringing any bells. The setting looks Italian & could be gold washed 800 silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>The third one could be 1930s or as late as 50s. Also an Italian looking setting, which seems to fit her well, so think cameo & metal are meant to be together. The beads could be the remains of inexpensive glass pearls. If someone added them, they did a good job. Is there a mark on what looks like a little plaquette on the back at the bottom. Might say 800?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you're thinking of wearing the Diana, be careful of that clasp. I've met too many that come open on their own. An earring clutch on the pin stem can make a good safety catch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 2346410, member: 5833"]The last one is a nice Edwardian era [URL='https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/olympian-gods/diana-artemis']Diana/Artemis[/URL]. All the cameos are helmet shell. Large pieces that are bezel set require a bezel custom made to follow the curves around the edges. Does the bezel she is in mirror the way the edges rise & fall? From the back she does not look seated well. Can't tell if she is slightly too large or sitting at an angle. Is she secure? The second one looks inspired by some [URL='https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/minor-gods/psyche']Psyches[/URL], but has a flapper look. Brooch findings put her to second quarter of the XXth. The first one looks like she should be someone, but would have to be described as 'classical female feeding birds'. [URL='https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/minor-gods/hebe-and-eagle']Hebe[/URL] is probably behind her; wrong birds. The acid etched signature is neater than usual. Can't see all of it because of glare; what I can see is not ringing any bells. The setting looks Italian & could be gold washed 800 silver. The third one could be 1930s or as late as 50s. Also an Italian looking setting, which seems to fit her well, so think cameo & metal are meant to be together. The beads could be the remains of inexpensive glass pearls. If someone added them, they did a good job. Is there a mark on what looks like a little plaquette on the back at the bottom. Might say 800? If you're thinking of wearing the Diana, be careful of that clasp. I've met too many that come open on their own. An earring clutch on the pin stem can make a good safety catch.[/QUOTE]
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