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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 685334, member: 5833&quot;]Maybe this Birmingham silversmith preferred this style, or to use as much silver as possible to raise the price, or...?&nbsp; Date letter is 1908/09, so not fabulously old.&nbsp; I have noticed that in the same period when Italian shell cutting was in decline, the taste or the skill for setting them in a custom bezel declined too.&nbsp;&nbsp; There&#039;s no rule about not covering the back of a shell piece, &amp;, as you know, I always advise that a back covered when nothing about the design requires it is a flag that piece should be examined carefully to be sure it is not covering evidence of artificial material.&nbsp; In this case I would not be worried; have never seen fakes of these scenic cameos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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