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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PepperAnna, post: 4411986, member: 17332&quot;]Here is a cameo that I purchased recently. I bought it because it was signed on the front &quot;Neri&quot; and on the reverse &quot;Cam&quot;. Provenance: private collection of the Duke of Liverpool. First pic is before cleaning. The cameo is quite scratched. The Neri signature is above the right shoulder. I think this is the Neri Workshop, not Paolo or Luigi Neri. On the back it is inscribed Cam and No.2, very lightly. The cameo can be worn as a brooch or by removing the pin and pin stem, worn as a necklace without fear of getting stuck.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought this might be a depiction of one of the Dukes of Cambridge. After doing a bit of reserach, I have found a sculpture of Prince Adolphus Frederick, First Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850) as well as engravings. I would like your thoughts about whether the cameo is the Duke of Cambridge or if I am indulging in wishful thinking. Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]374833[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]374835[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]374834[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the sculpture (by Wm Behnes, 1830) and an engraving of Prince Adolphus (by Beechey, 1808).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]374837[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]374838[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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