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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 4175177, member: 5833&quot;]The bets were winning ones.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What a striking piece!&nbsp; Those pearls look so luscious &amp; juicy.&nbsp; And what a conundrum.&nbsp; Is there any chance that the stones do not test correctly because they are in a setting?&nbsp; Spinel or paste, I love the cornflower blue.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that the whole thing, cameo included, feels French, so let&#039;s call in the person we really need:&nbsp; [USER=5006]@kyratango[/USER]&nbsp; I don&#039;t know anything about French jewellery that is less than fine.&nbsp; It&#039;s the mix in the quality of the materials that is so confounding here.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can only speak knowledgeably about the cameo.&nbsp; Helmet shell, of course.&nbsp; The shell looks very dried out.&nbsp; She could use a gentle washing, &amp; the hydration would be good for her.&nbsp; That frame is going to trap water, so give her a good long time to dry.</p><p><br /></p><p>Diana by virtue of the crescent moon, but it looks to me like the model for the lady was Aphrodite, with the elaborate hair, the head tilted down, &amp; the appearance of an unclad torso.&nbsp; Diana usually has something running over one shoulder, sometimes just the strap of her quiver.&nbsp; Nudity is an attribute of Venus.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]333454[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The ages of the clasp &amp; of the hinge are out of synch.&nbsp; I think it was just fortuitous that the base metal clasp matched the base metal mount so well.&nbsp; Based on the hinge &amp; the style of the cameo work, I would say late 19th.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can just barely see anything inscribed.&nbsp; An A towards the bottom &amp; something before that?&nbsp; Have to say that the position of the inscription &amp; the terminal A made me think it might say ROMA.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So do I.&nbsp; A wonderful find.&nbsp; Brava![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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