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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 454253, member: 5833&quot;]It is probably more saleable wearable than loose.&nbsp; Due to the current high price of gold, the situation has been that cameos of lesser quality than this one are sometimes selling for ridiculously high prices because the mount is gold, while some really excellent pieces are being undervalued because they are set in silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>The undulating shape of the section of shell used for this cameo will mean that a bezel setting will not be so simple to do, while a prong setting may not give the best aesthetic result.&nbsp; Pendant is definitely preferable over a brooch.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I see it as certainly art nouveau influenced, if not exactly haute nouveau.&nbsp; The tendrils of hair bound with pearls, the flowers, the bird improbably perched on the flowers are nouveau enough for me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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