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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 3753779, member: 5833&quot;]Welcome, Willow.&nbsp; Do I understand you have already purchased her?&nbsp; She&#039;s a lovely piece, probably 1930s.&nbsp; Other cameo regulars have already given you good guidance.&nbsp; When a cameo subject is herself wearing jewellery this way, she is said to be <i>en habillé</i>, clothed.&nbsp; I particularly like that an effort was made to have the pendant &amp; headband face in the same direction she is.&nbsp; So often they just face dead front.</p><p><br /></p><p>She&#039;s a lovely piece &amp; if I saw her at a jewellery show I know the dealer would be asking 2 - 3 thousand dollars.&nbsp; And I would shake my head no, too much.&nbsp; The carving is competent, not spectacular.&nbsp; The greater value is in the gold &amp; the diamonds, not in the cameo itself.&nbsp; But she wears her gems well &amp; you should glory in her.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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