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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 439613, member: 5833&quot;]That&#039;s really great to hear from both of you.&nbsp; I wanted this thread to help people learn to distinguish quality from junk.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s true that as you go along your eye begins to rest on cameos that are not so cheap anymore.&nbsp; What knowledge lets you do is recognize when they are still underpriced.&nbsp; The hardstone cameo I have as my avatar is signed by Filippo Tignani, set in a plain ring.&nbsp; As I recall, it cost me about $200.&nbsp; What my knowledge did for me: made me check the photo of the back to see if there was a signature; enabled me to recognize, although the 1 photo did not show all of the back &amp; around the edges it was obscured with accumulated grunge anyway, was that the &#039;ig&#039; that was clearly visible could be part of &#039;Tignani&#039;, a well documented 19th century gem engraver.&nbsp; Wasn&#039;t 100% sure, but ring was still worth $200, so...&nbsp; Cleaned her up when she arrived and found my gamble had paid off.&nbsp; I&#039;ll let you check out other Filippo Tignani cameos on line.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if knowledge is power.&nbsp; But someday, when I&#039;m ready to part with her, knowledge will be profit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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