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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 3111145, member: 5833"]I'm convinced it is molded/cast. From the edge it has the appearance of 2 or 3 different materials:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/EygAAOSwwSpe35~Q/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It's a bit different from other examples I've seen & the subject is also new to me, but I suspect it is a version of a <a href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?start=4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?start=4" rel="nofollow">dripstone cameo</a> with a French origin. ([USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] is the costume of this woman spinning identifiable for country or region?) The mold used would have been a bit different in shape from ones I know. Layered structure, smooth front, rough back, mistaken for lava, possibly French subject, add up to dripstone for me until I can handle it myself, which I don't expect to be doing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 3111145, member: 5833"]I'm convinced it is molded/cast. From the edge it has the appearance of 2 or 3 different materials: [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/EygAAOSwwSpe35~Q/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG] It's a bit different from other examples I've seen & the subject is also new to me, but I suspect it is a version of a [URL='https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?start=4']dripstone cameo[/URL] with a French origin. ([USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] is the costume of this woman spinning identifiable for country or region?) The mold used would have been a bit different in shape from ones I know. Layered structure, smooth front, rough back, mistaken for lava, possibly French subject, add up to dripstone for me until I can handle it myself, which I don't expect to be doing.[/QUOTE]
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