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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 702789, member: 5833&quot;]We&#039;re back to this train of thought:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rarity, &amp; taste/interest of person evaluating it.&nbsp; To someone who only collects signed hardstone cameos set in gold, it is not even worth looking at.&nbsp; To someone who, like me, finds all sorts of cameos interesting, it has modest value &amp; to someone who really likes Beatrice Cenci it has even more worth.&nbsp; Our beloved Mme. kyratango knew what the other one was when she saw it, but you would have to explain it to most people.&nbsp; As I look through photos I have saved of cameos of this type, I am reminded that the subjects are just as varied as those on cameos in other materials, so Beatrice is no more rare than many others, just more attractive than some.</p><p><br /></p><p>Too bad we don&#039;t know where yours came from.&nbsp; I know of Saint Nectaire, Saint Alyre &amp; the Dripping Caves of Royat; there must have been many others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many lava cameos also have had the nose knocked off.&nbsp; It&#039;s not a plus, but not necessarily fatal.&nbsp; It would, however, be good if the black caught in the wound could be minimized.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those long pins were around until safety clasps were invented, so no indication of Georgian in age, although it is undoubtedly an antique.&nbsp; The little decorative pattern on the otherwise simple frame is another touch that suggests she was not set in Italy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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