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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 330824, member: 5833&quot;]Once you&#039;ve looked at, &amp;, just as important, handled enough cameos of different types, your ability to pick up the entire <i>gestalt</i>, the combination of color, shape, surface texture, appearance of any chips or cracks, plus the subject &amp; quality of carving, gets quite good.&nbsp; One of the things you develop is a mental library of images &amp; the knowledge of which ones are seen repeatedly in man made materials, which are not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Covered backs, when not required by the type of setting, are always a red flag that suggests a piece should be examined closely, but are not by themselves guarantees one way or the other when it comes to real or fake.&nbsp; And I would certainly rather have one of the beautiful glass cameos the French have made than a crudely carved shell one.&nbsp; I can tell by the prices asked that a lot of sellers confuse &#039;genuine&#039; with valuable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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