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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 3201024, member: 5833&quot;]Hello, Simona.&nbsp; Welcome to Antiquers.com.&nbsp; I saw your other post with the 2 pieces of costume jewellery.&nbsp; Others will be able to tell you more than I can about those.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your photos are very out of focus.&nbsp; Is the back of the cameo flat or concave?.&nbsp; I think your cameo is helmet shell but am not 100% certain because I cannot see it well.&nbsp; An Italian cameo in a British setting from the mid-20th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for reading, this is a good place to start:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide" rel="nofollow">https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also the articles available under &#039;Profiles&#039; in the top menu.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Nineteenth Century Cameos</i> by Michele Rowan is, in my opinion, the best book on fine cameos.&nbsp; You are interested in costume jewellery, so I would recommend <i>Cameos: Classical to Costume</i> by Clements &amp; Clements.&nbsp; These are in English; I do not know what may be available in other languages.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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