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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 324533, member: 5833&quot;]I see this pretty often.&nbsp; Explanations range from laziness to fear of cleaning, with the common middle ground of &#039;I know some people prefer pieces in original condition, so I will leave cleaning to buyer.&#039;&nbsp; In debating the clean/don&#039;t clean matter with other collectors, I always point out that no museum shows filthy cameos.</p><p><br /></p><p>Grunge is actually useful for photos, it brings out the lines of the carving.&nbsp; A completely clean white figure on a dark ground can be really difficult to capture well.&nbsp; It can also distort the features.&nbsp; More than once have done well in an auction &amp; believed it was because I thought a mean looking mouth or a weird looking nose that was putting off other bidders was just a dirt-created illusion.&nbsp; One case that turned out very well for me was a little green cameo of Diana that really looked like glass in the photos.&nbsp; Bought it without being sure, but thought I had seen the faintest hint of layers in 1 pic, so took the chance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seller&#039;s photo:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cameotimes.com/images/Materials/Hardstone/GreenDiana1.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After a bath:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cameotimes.com/images/Materials/Hardstone/GreenDiana2.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My advice on this topic is to clean before putting up for sale, although for photo purposes, may want to leave some of the crevices a little darkened.&nbsp; But for heaven&#039;s sake, do remove the globs that tend to accumulate in nostrils, eye sockets &amp; mouth corners.&nbsp; Potential buyers will not know if you do not tell them.&nbsp; Buyers of inexpensive cameos do not care &amp; buyers of higher end ones are knowledgeable enough to gauge age without grunge.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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