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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 315085, member: 5833&quot;]It is indeed a very sweet set, in excellent condition.&nbsp; Possible the ear wires are replacements, but who cares?&nbsp; I think of these cameos in general as &#039;noblewoman&#039; cameos, as opposed to &#039;pretty lady&#039; cameos.&nbsp; They still cut similar ones in the Idar-Oberstein region of Germany, which does sit &#039;over stone&#039;, deposits of the banded agate or <i>lagenstein</i> (layer stone) used for this type of work.</p><p><br /></p><p>The local mines were already worked out about 200 years ago.&nbsp; Fortunately other sources were found.&nbsp; These are not as colorful as the local stone.&nbsp; Equally fortunate is the porosity of agate that allows it to be dyed.&nbsp; The color of these stones has probably been &#039;enhanced&#039; to achieve that deep, even carnelian color.&nbsp; The Michelangelo I show up top has also been dyed to get a black background.&nbsp; The Romans already knew the trick of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recently a cameo of the noblewoman type turned up at auction as a <a href="http://www.pestel-debord.com/html/fiche.jsp?id=7882428" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pestel-debord.com/html/fiche.jsp?id=7882428" rel="nofollow">Luigi Rosi</a>.&nbsp; Of course photos have been added to Pinterest boards, so no doubt it will be so identified in perpetuity.&nbsp; The auctioneer claimed it has Rosi&#039;s signature and address on the back, as many of his pieces do, but did not show it nor respond to a request for an additional pic.&nbsp; I was relieved when it did not sell. Very handsome piece; the signature is undoubtedly fraudulent.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]104478[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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