Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasemi, post: 4346382, member: 19961&quot;]Well, I bought this cameo as a project and its setting is in a really rough shape. (Someone tried to fix the catch with lead solder and it ate into the gold in some spots <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" />, so yeah. Well, according to the hallmarks, it was made in 1864 (Birmingham) (someone correct me if I am wrong!) and it seems like the cameo was collecting all kinds of shmoo since then. Well, I removed the cameo from the setting, cleaned it up, and she looks quite pretty now <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Going to give the setting a bath in hydrochloric acid to dissolve the lead, clean it up, and then resolder everything properly. As for the chipped area, probably going to file some of it down and smoothen it out before I reset the cameo. I don&#039;t really want to change too much since its so old, but the bezel is quite large so there is a lot to work with, thankfully. I think it&#039;ll be great in the end <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360028[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]360029[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]360030[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]360031[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in