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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PepperAnna, post: 4512549, member: 17332&quot;]As you may have already guessed, I am crazy about cameos. The list didn&#039;t take that long to compile. I found the bidding interesting, even if the cameos didn&#039;t sell. I was particularly interested in the John Crookshanks King cameo because I have one in my collection. Bonhams had misattributed it, and I had sent them an email with the correct information about King. They partially corrected it in the catalog listing, but then the auctioneer botched the description, saying that King was the sitter, not the carver, which was the problem with the original listing. He kept saying that the cameo should be of interested to &quot;American bidders&quot;, because I had mentioned King was American in my email. The cameo didn&#039;t sell but got a staggering last bid of $1989. So now I know what mine might be worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>You are correct about the reserves... the auctioneer was practically begging for bids when the bidding got even close to the reserve, and he was so relieved when something sold. It was almost comical to watch. There were also alot of micromosiacs in the auction, and they, too, had hefty reserves. But more micromosaics sold than cameos. Several sold in the $6-20K range. They were beautiful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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