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Message:: [QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 389959, member: 5833"]<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote>A Fairy Tale</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote> Once upon a time, there was a delightful little cameo depicting the bonds and torments of Love using the imagery of Cupid and Psyche. [ATTACH=full]135244[/ATTACH] The cameo was of a type sometimes erroneously described as 'oyster shell' that is really a cameo cut in the white layer of a thicker shell, ground down to be as thin as a fingernail, and given a black backing, creating the illusion of being cut in banded agate.  It was probably born in the Georgian era. When the little cameo was seeking a new home, the kindly auctioneer who was helping showed the world this picture and said about it, simply:  An oval cameo of a winged infant. Approx. 9.4 grams. Est. £60 - £80.  Because the little cameo seemed very plain compared to other items trying to find a new home, and did have a little bit of damage, the auctioneer, although hoping a new owner would love the little cameo enough to pay more, at first was asking for only £2. When the time came, the kindly auctioneer was perplexed but very happy, and the little cameo laughed all the way to its new home: [ATTACH=full]135245[/ATTACH] (Plus 18% buyer's premium.) The End.[/QUOTE]