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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 708761, member: 5833"]Errata:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As if we weren't all confused enough, was supposed to say: much more fine grained material than <i><b>BarnBeatrice</b></i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the blue ones:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/blue-lava-cameo-high-relief-vintage-219730343" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/blue-lava-cameo-high-relief-vintage-219730343" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/blue-lava-cameo-high-relief-vintage-219730343</a></p><p><br /></p><p>'This wonderful brilliant blue cameo appears to be made of lava or glass' but wraps up 'Have fun bidding on this BLUE LAVA victorian cameo'. Despite conceding up front that it could be glass, seller apparently sold themselves on the idea that it was lava: 'There is a hairline crack which does show mostly on the back or underside.in researching this kind of cameo it is common for cracks to be present even before carving'.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-tassie-18c-blue-lava-glass-cameo-pin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-tassie-18c-blue-lava-glass-cameo-pin" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-tassie-18c-blue-lava-glass-cameo-pin</a></p><p><br /></p><p>They try hard to sell the notion that piece is 18th century & a coveted actual production of the Tassie workshop, but at least they know it is glass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 708761, member: 5833"]Errata: As if we weren't all confused enough, was supposed to say: much more fine grained material than [I][B]BarnBeatrice[/B][/I]. On the blue ones: [URL]https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/blue-lava-cameo-high-relief-vintage-219730343[/URL] 'This wonderful brilliant blue cameo appears to be made of lava or glass' but wraps up 'Have fun bidding on this BLUE LAVA victorian cameo'. Despite conceding up front that it could be glass, seller apparently sold themselves on the idea that it was lava: 'There is a hairline crack which does show mostly on the back or underside.in researching this kind of cameo it is common for cracks to be present even before carving'. On the other hand: [URL]https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-tassie-18c-blue-lava-glass-cameo-pin[/URL] They try hard to sell the notion that piece is 18th century & a coveted actual production of the Tassie workshop, but at least they know it is glass.[/QUOTE]
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